9.1 and 9.2 Vocabulary - Flashcards

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What is the smallest unit of life?

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Cell

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What is the function of a microscope?

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To make enlarged images of objects

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the theory that states that all living things are made of one or more cells, the cell is the smallest unit of life, and all new cells come from preexisting cells.

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Cell Theory

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Prokaryotic cell

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A cell without a nucleus and no membrane bound organelles

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a cell that has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

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Eukaryotic cell

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a living thing that is made up of only one cell.

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unicellular organism

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a living thing that is made up of two or more cells

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Multicellular organism

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Organelle

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A membrane-surrounded component of a cell

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Autotroph

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An organism that produces its own food

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an organism that eats plants or animals for energy and nutrients.

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Heterotroph