Organelles science test Flashcards
What type of bacteria causes food poisoning?
Salmonella
What are the oldest life forms on earth?
Archaebacteria
What part of the bacteria cell helps it stick to surfaces?
Pilus
Name two foods that bacteria help make
Yogurt and cheese
What does “decompose” mean?
Break down
What is the control center of the bacteria cell?
DNA
What part of the bacteria cell helps it move?
Flagella
Where do archaebacteria live?
Extreme environments
To what kingdom do common bacteria belong?
Eubacteria
List the three parts of the cell theory
- A cell comes from pre existing cells
- Cells are the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms
- All organisms are composed of one or more cells
Name of the Dutch scientist that made his own microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
English scientist who is credited with coming up with the word cell
Robert Hooke
Name the spectacle maker from the Netherlands that lived in the1600s
Zacharias Jansen
What was Jansen famous for?
The microscope
What famous discovery did Leeuwenhoek make with his homemade microscope? How did he make this discovery?
Bacteria; by looking at dental scrapings
What did Leeuwenhoek name his discovery?
Animalcules
What did Robert Hooke look at when he came up with the name cell?
Cork
Why did Hooke call them cells?
Bc it looked like tiny cells or chambers on the cork when looking through the microscope