Chapter 8 - Cell: The Unit of Life

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Vocabulary flashcards identifying key concepts and scientists from the introductory section of Chapter 8 on Cell biology.

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Cell

The basic unit of life and the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms.

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Unicellular organisms

Organisms composed of a single cell that are capable of independent existence and performing the essential functions of life.

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Multicellular organisms

Organisms composed of many cells, such as humans.

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Antonie Von Leeuwenhoek

The individual who first saw and described a live cell.

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Robert Brown

The scientist who discovered the nucleus.

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Matthias Schleiden

A German botanist who in 1838 observed that all plants are composed of different kinds of cells which form the tissues of the plant.

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Electron microscope

An instrument whose improvement revealed all the structural details of the cell.