Chapter 7.1 Life Science Quiz

7th grade Q3

cell

the basic unit of structure and function in a living thing

Robert Hooke

the first person to observe cells and he named them. he looked at cork cells under the newly invented microscope and drew pictures of its cells

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

with his simple microscope he was the first person to observe single-celled protists, blood cells, and bacteria

Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann

these 2 people looked at plant and animal cells under a microscope and concluded that all plants and animals are made of cells

Rudolf Virchow

the person that proposed that cells only come from other cells

cell theory

a theory that explains the relationship between cells and living things

cell membrane

a separating barrier that controls movement of materials in and out of the cell

organelle

a structure inside of a cell that helps it preform its functions

cytoplasm

a fluid mixture that contains the organelles and compounds the cell needs

prokaryotic cell

a cell that does NOT have a nucleus or membrane covered organelles

eukaryotic cell

a cell that has a nucleus and membrane covered organelles

what did Hooke name cells after?

he said that they reminded him of the cells that Monks live in, so he named cells, cells

what stuff did Leeuwenhoek look at?

teeth scrapings, pond water, and blood

who was the botonist?

Schleiden

who was the zoologist?

Schwann

morpheme: -cell-

chamber, small room

morpheme: cyt- or -cyte

cell, hollow container

morpheme: -elle-

small

morpheme: eu-

well, good, true, normal

morpheme: -kary-

cell, nucleus

morpheme: plasm- or -plast-

form, formed into

morpheme: pro-

forward, favoring, before