Definitions Set #2
What is the term for this definition: "the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms."
a cell
an organism
How many scientists created cell theory?
3 scientists
What is the term for this definition: "a protective layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment."
a cell membrane
What is the term for this definition: "a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA in a eukaryotic cell."
a nucleus
Which scientist concluded that plants are made of cells?
Matthias Schleidon
What is the term for this definition: "an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; eukaryotes include protists, animals, plants, and fungi but not bacteria or archaea."
a eukaryote
What is the term for this definition: "a single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, and whose DNA is located in the cytoplasm; examples are bacteria or archaea."
a prokaryote
Which scientist determined that all animal tissues were made of cells?
Theodor Schwann
What is the term for this definition: "organisms that are made up of more than one cell."
Multicellular Organisms
What is the term for this definition: "a small body in a cell’s cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function."
an organelle
Which scientist proposed that cells could form only from the division of other cells?
Rudolf Virchow
What is the term for this definition: "organisms made up of just one cell'
Unicellular Organism
What is the term for this definition: "the region enclosed by the cell membrane that includes the fluid and all of the organelles of the cell."
cytoplasm
What are 3 main ideas of cell theory?
All organisms are made up of one or more cells
The cell is the basic unit of all organisms.
All cells come from existing cells.