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Cell Structure Basics Guided Notes
History & the Cell Theory
1. 1665 - Robert Hooke discovered ____________ will looking at a thin slice of ________.
a. Were these cells living?
b. What was their shape?
c. Why did he use the term "cells"?
2. 1673- Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to view __________________ cells.
_________. He used a simple, handheld _________________________________ to view
organisms _______________________________ and ______________________________________.
3. 1838 - Mathias Schleiden concluded that all _______________ were composed of cells.
4. 1839 – Theodor Schwann concluded that all __________________ tissues are
composed of cells.
5. What did Rudolph Virchow observe under the microscope in 1858?
6. What conclusion did Virchow make from this observation?
7. State the 3 parts of the CELL THEORY.
a.
b.
c.
Cell Size and Type
1. What must be used to view most cells?
2. ______________, ______________, and ______________ are three basic types of cells.
3. What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms?
4. Which is largest, a plant cell, an animal cell, or a bacterial cell?
5. Cells in multicellular organisms often specialize or DIFFERENTIATE. What does
this mean?
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Prokaryotes
1. What is a prokaryote and give an example?
2. What do prokaryotes lack? “Pro” rhymes with…
3. Why are prokaryotic cells considered simple?
 Cell Structure?
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Reproduction?
4. List the five structures (and functions) found in a
PROKARYOTIC (BACTERIA) CELL and diagram them
below:
Organelle
Function
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5.
6.
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Eukaryotes
1. What do eukaryotes have that prokaryotes don’t?
2. What types of cells are eukaryotes?
3. Are eukaryotes more or less complex than prokaryotes?
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Can be ____________ or ______________
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Can reproduce _____________ or __________
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Show great ______________ and _____________
4. The two main Types of Eukaryotic Cells are _________ and _______ cells.
PROKARYOTES
Cell Size
Cellular
Organization
Organism
Membrane-Bound
Organelles
Organelles
Nucleus
Reproduction
Cell Division
5. What is an organelle?
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EUKARYOTES