Rebel Biology – Mid Term Test Review
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Explain the cell theory:
The Cell Theory
a) All _____________________ things are made of cells.
b) Cells are the ______________________ units of structure and function in living things.
c) Living cells come _____________________ from other living cells.
- define biogenesis and abiogenesis
- develop a list of characteristics that differentiate living and non-living things
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Describe how the contributions of scientists led to a better understanding of biogenesis
and abiogenesis.
(i) Aristotle
(ii) Redi
(iii) Needham
(iv) Spallanzani
(v) Pasteur
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Explain how the invention of the microscope permitted scientists to discover the
existence of cells.
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Describe how the contributions of scientists led to the progressive development of the
cell theory
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Born: October 24, 1632
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Died: August 30, 1723
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He is known as the “______________ of ____________________.”
1673: He looked at pond scum under the microscope and discovered small organisms he called
_____________________ or little animals. (Protists)
1676: He discovered ________________
Rebel Biology – Mid Term Test Review
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IV. Robert Hooke
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Born: July 18, 1635
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Died: March 3, 1703
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Wrote and published: “_________________”
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Known as the “English Father of ___________________”
Robert Hooke
Contributions:
- He observed pieces of ____________from the bark of a cork tree under the
microscope.
- His observations led him to coin the word “cell.”
- “______________”- means little rooms in Latin
- He compared the small boxes to the small rooms that monks lived in.
VI. Matthias Schleiden
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Born: April 5, 1804
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Died: June 23, 1881
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German botanist
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Discovered that all _______________ were made of cells.
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Contributed to the ________________ of The Cell Theory
Theodor Schwann
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Born: December 7, 1810
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Died: January 11, 1882
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German zoologist
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Concluded that all _____________ are made of cells.
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Contributed to the _____________ of The Cell Theory
VI. Rudolph Virchow
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Born: October 13, 1821
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Died: September 5, 1902
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German pathologist
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He is known as the “Father of ______________________.”
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Discovered that all living cells come ________________ from _____________ living cells.
Rebel Biology – Mid Term Test Review
5.
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Ccompare and contrast different types of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
- describe the structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
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6. Observe features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells using microscope technology
7. Describe the appearance of cell organelles visible with the light and electron microscopes
– examine and compare images of cell structure generated by both the light and
electron microscopes
–describe the role of the following cellular structures:
(i) cell membrane
(ii) cytoplasm
(iii) nucleus
(v) endoplasmic reticulum (vi) ribosome
(vii) mitochondria
(ix) vacuole
(x) vesicle
(xi) Golgi apparatus
(xiii) microtubules/filaments (xiv) lysosome (xv) peroxisomes
(xvii) cell wall
(iv) nucleolus
(viii) chloroplast
(xii) cilia
(xvi) flagella
Go to the Class website and click on the “Cells Alive” tab for a review.
Rebel Biology – Mid Term Test Review
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8. Compare plant and animal cells in terms of types of organelles present
Animal Cells
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Plant Cells
How are they alike?
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How are they different?
Rebel Biology – Mid Term Test Review
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9. Describe and apply classification systems and nomenclatures used in the biological sciences
a) list and describe the eight major categories of the classification system
(i) domain
(ii) kingdom
(iii) phylum
(iv) class
(v) order
(vi) family
(vii) genus
(viii)species
b) Explain the advantages of binomial nomenclature
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c) Demonstrate how to use a taxonomic key to group and identify an organism
10. Identify new questions or problems that arise from what was learned. Give some of the
difficulties inherent in the categorization of some organisms into distinct groups and identify
the limitations of a five- kingdom system that led to the six-kingdom system.
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