Bio Flashcards
(44 cards)
What are all living things composed of, and also is the smallest unit in biology
Cells :I
Who first used the word cell
Robert Hooke
Who was the first person to see and describe microorganisms under a microscope, and thus discovered the hidden world of microorganisms, calling them little beasties
Anton van Leewenhoek
Name a German botanist that came to the conclusion that all plants were composed of cells
Matthias Scheiden
Name a German Zoologist, that concluded that all animals were composed of cells
Theodore Schwann
Who noted that new cells are made from preexisting ones
Virchow
What theory includes the following parts: All living things are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things, and new cells are produced from old cells.
Cell theory
What are all living organisms composed of, not cells
Organized parts
How do heterotrophs get their energy
They consume other living organisms
How do Autotrophs get their energy
They make their own food
What do all living organisms have in common
They all perform chemical reactions, evolve, respond to their environment, reproduce, share a common history, and maintain a stable internal environment in a process called homeostasis
What is the taking in of food and water
Ingestion
What is the breaking down of food into small molecules that can be used by cells
Digestion
What is the movement of materials inside a cell
Cyclosis
What is the breaking down f glucose into simpler substances and releasing the stored energy in a form the cell can use
Respiration
What is the usage of energy from foods to form new cell parts, through growth and repair
Biosynthesis
What is the removal of liquid waste from the cell called
Excretion
What is the removal of solid waste from cells called
Egestion
What maybe sexual or asexual
Reproduction
What is it called when you respond to a stimulus
Irritability
What is a substance made in one place, but used in another
Secretions
What separates internal chemical reactions of the cell from the external environment and is made up of mostly lipids and proteins
The cell membrane
What is the nucleus filled with
Nucleoplasm
When the cell is not divided, what form is DNA in
Chromatin