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Cell Structure and Scientest
Biology Cell Structure
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Biology
9th Grade
11/29/2015

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Leeuwenhoek
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The first Scientest to describe living cells as seen through a simple microscope
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Compound Light Microscope
Definition
Uses two or more glass lenses to magnify either living cells or prepared slides
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Hooke
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A Scientest that discovered that a cork was composed of tiny, hollow boxes that he called cells
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Schleiden
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A Scientest who concluded that all PLANTS and made of cells
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Schwann
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A Scientest who concluded that all ANIMALS are composed of cells
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Electron microscope
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The development of this microscope has allowed scientists to view molecules
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nucleus
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controls cell activity and stores information
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vacuole
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stores food and waste products
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nucleolus
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site of ribosome synthesis and make ribosome syhnthesis
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Mitochondria
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supplies the cell with energy through cellular respiration
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ribosomes
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site of protein synthesis
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cytoplasm
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holds all organelles<- jello like
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chloroplasts
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absorbs sunlight to make food
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cell membrane
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semi- permeable; regulates what goes in and out of the cell
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cell wall
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provides structure for the PLANT cells; nonliving
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Rough ER
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exports proteins
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Smooth ER
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makes lipids... makes it smooth
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Golgi Apparatus
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defines proteins by processing and repackaging
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Centriles
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used in animal cells for cell division
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Lysosomes
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stores enzymes that digest old worn out cell parts
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