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Cell Theory and Cellular Structure Guide

The document is a study guide about cell theory, cellular structure, and function. It discusses the early scientists who discovered cells, including Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek in the 1600s. The three main principles of cell theory are that all living things are made of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure and function, and all cells come from preexisting cells. The study guide also describes the main components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including their differences, and lists the three main jobs of cells as metabolism, transport of materials, and responding to stimuli.

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Cell Theory and Cellular Structure Guide

The document is a study guide about cell theory, cellular structure, and function. It discusses the early scientists who discovered cells, including Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek in the 1600s. The three main principles of cell theory are that all living things are made of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure and function, and all cells come from preexisting cells. The study guide also describes the main components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including their differences, and lists the three main jobs of cells as metabolism, transport of materials, and responding to stimuli.

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Name__________________________________________Date_________ Mod_________

Unit 4 Study Guide


History of Cell Theory, Cellular Structure and Function
1.

For centuries, scientist had no idea that _______________ existed or that the

human body was made up of __________________________ of cells.


2.

The development of the ______________________ made the discovery of cells

possible.
3.

Who were the scientists that first used the microscope and what did they find?

Year/Scientist

What was studied

What was discovered

1665
English
Scientist
Robert Hooke

Made a simple microscope to


Study cork

Saw small boxed shaped


structures that he called
cells

Late 1600s
Anton van Leeuwenhoek

1838

1839

1855
Rudolf Virchow

Studied plants

Animal tissue is comprised


of ______________.

2
3. Findings of these scientists and others can be summarized in the three principles of Cell
Theory. What are the three principles? Why are they important?
a. _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. There are two categories of cells: __________________________ and __________
______________________________.
5. Prokaryotic cells have no ____________________ bound ____________________ or
nucleus. __________________________ are examples of these kind of cells.
6. Eukaryotic cells have ___________ bound ____________ and a ______________. Examples
of these cells include _____________________, ____________________
and____________________________.
7. Compare and contrast Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells.
8. What do pro and karyote mean?
9. What are the three main jobs of cells?
3 Main Jobs of Cells
Job
Make _________

Needed for

All activities

Make _________

Make _________

For

3
cells

to

8. Vocabulary from reading Cellular structure and Function:


a. Fluid Mosaic Model
b. Phospholipid bilayer
c. Selective Permeability
d. Transport Protein
Name each organelle and explain the function and structure of each. You should also be able to
identify them on a diagram of a cell. Put a star by the three structures that all cells have.
Organelle

Structure

Function

Cell Membrane (7)

Double layer of _____________

Also known as:

_________________________

Vacuole (10)

Cytoplasm (11)

Balances pressure
Storage of ____________

gel like substance inside cell

digests ___________

Also known as:


___________

Lysosomes (12)

Clean up
___________ _____________

5
Mitochondria (9)

Makes __________________

found in __________________ and

________ work of _________

_________________ cells.
Nucleus (2)

Vesicle (4)

Protects ________________

Membrane bound _____________

Know Numbers 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

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