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organelle |
Carries out life functions in a cell. |
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Robert Hooke |
Used his microscope to see cells in cork |
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Leeuwenhoek |
Discovered living organisms in pond water |
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Matthias Schleiden |
concluded that all plants are made of cells |
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Theodor Schwann |
concluded that all animals are made of cells |
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Rudolf Virchow |
Proposed that new cells are formed only from other existing cells |
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Respiration |
Process that is common to all living things. |
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Characteristic of both cells and living organism |
Extract energy from food |
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Remove waste from themselves |
Characteristic of both cells and living organism |
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Nucleus |
Contains nucleolus, chromosomes, genes |
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Cell |
The most basic unit of life. |
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Simplest level of organization |
cell |
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organism |
Most complex level of organization |
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Cell structure that is NOT found in an animal cell |
cell wall |
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mitochondria |
Organelle that is the site of cellular respiration |
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Chloroplast |
Uses energy from sunlight to make sugar |
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A cell is a constituent of....... |
tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
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Photosynthesis |
Process in which energy from sun is converted to energy that can be used by cells. |
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Phototropism |
Going toward light |
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Tropism |
Response in plants that result in movement toward or away from a stimulus. |