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Life Ch 1
Life Ch 1
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7th Grade
09/22/2011

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cell
Definition
basic unit of life
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tissue
Definition
many cells combined to perform one function
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organ
Definition
many tissues combined to perform one function
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organ system
Definition
many organs combined to perform one function
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organism
Definition
any living thing
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population
Definition
organisms of one specie in one location
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community
Definition
many populations in one location
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ecosystem
Definition
a community plus the nonliving parts of the area
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unicellular
Definition
made up of one cell
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multicellular
Definition
made up of many cells
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prokaryotic
Definition
cells that do not have organelles (such as bacteria)
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eukaryotic
Definition
cells that do have organelles
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Hooke
Definition
scientist who looked at cork and called what he saw 'cells'
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von Leeuwenhoek
Definition
first person to look at living cells under a microscope
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animalcules
Definition
what von Leeuwenhoek called the things he saw in pond scum
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Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow
Definition
3 men who developed the cell theory
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1. all living things are made of cells
2. cells are the basic unit of life
3. cells can only come from other cells
Definition
3 parts of the cell theory
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cell membrane
Definition
organelle which surrounds all cells and controls materials going in and going out of cell
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hydrophobic
Definition
part of cell membrane that is water fearing
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hydrophilic
Definition
part of cell membrane that is water loving
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cytoplasm
Definition
fluid in the cell
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organelles
Definition
structures in the cell that perform functions in the cell
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nucleus
Definition
part of cell that is surrounded by a membrane that contains pores
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cytoskeleton
Definition
web of proteins in the cytoplasm which maintains the structure of the cell
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nucleolus
Definition
dark area in the nucleus which produces ribosomes
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ribosomes
Definition
smallest organelle; produces proteins
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ribosomes
Definition
smallest organelle; produces proteins
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ribosomes
Definition
smallest organelle; produces proteins
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rough endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
system of folded membranes with ribosomes on them; functions to transport proteins
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
system of folded membranes without ribosomes; functions in lipid transport
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mitochodria
Definition
organelle which breaks down sugar to produce energy
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ATP
Definition
the form of energy in the mitochondria
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chloroplasts
Definition
organelle which performs photosynthesis in plant cells
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golgi complex
Definition
organelle which packages and distributes substances in vesicles
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vesicle
Definition
the bubble that the golgi complex forms
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chromosomes
Definition
organelle which contains DNA
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vacuoles
Definition
vesicle that stores water
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lysosome
Definition
vesicle that are responsible for digestion
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diaphragm
Definition
part of microscope that controls the amount of light
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objective lens
Definition
the lens in a microscope that is close to the object
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ocular lens or eyepiece
Definition
the lens in the microscope where you put your eye
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base and arm
Definition
the 2 places on a microscope where you must hold it
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100x
Definition
the total magnification of our microscopes under low power
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400x
Definition
the total magnification of our microscopes in high power
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