Important People
Discovered and named cells
Robert Hooke
Myopathy affects the muscles of the body, some types cause severe muscle weakness and fatigue (tiredness)
Mitochondria
Energy for the cell
Mitochondria
What main structure do prokaryotes not have?
Nucleus
Rigid support in plant cells
Cell wall
Determined that all animals have cells
Schwann
Sickle Cell Anemia causes red blood cells to take a sickle shape rather than their usual rounded one
Cytoskeleton
Support, Shape, and movement.
Cytoskeleton
Which type of cell is larger and more complex?
Eukaryotic
Storage, animals have many small ones, plants have one large one.
Determined that all plants have cells
Scheliden
Treacher Collins Syndrome is characterized by developmental differences in the face. This is a result of cells undergoing apoptosis after being unable to perform protein synthesis.
Makes proteins
Ribosomes
All Cells have the following: Cell membrane, ____________, and Cytoplasm. (and ribosomes)
DNA
Determines what can go into and out of the cell
Cell Membrane
Discovered living cells
Leeuwenhoek
One way to diagnose Tay Sachs disease is to look for a red spot in the eye caused by a build-up of fatty material on the nerves.
Lysosomes
Makes Ribosomes
Nucleolus
In a prokaryotic cell, DNA is ....
Floating around the cytoplasm
Digests things for the cell
Lysosomes
Which individual do people believe REALLY discovered that cells arise from pre-existing cells?
Robert Remak
Cystic Fibrosis causes thick mucus buildup. This buildup occurs because the CFTR protein gets stuck inside cells failing to be sent to its destination.
ER
Modifies and inspects proteins for shipment
Golgi
Which type of cell has unicellular organisms?
Both!
Produces Lipids
Smooth ER