Cells Vocab Review

Simple cells that do not have a nucleus; this type of cell is found in bacteria

• Prokaryotic cell

• Eukaryotic cell

• Fungus cell

• Animal cell

Different types of tissue that work together to perform a function

• Tissue

• Organ system

• Cell

• Organ

Scientist who was the first to introduce the idea that all plants are made of cells.

• R. Hooke

• T. Schwann

• M. Schleiden

• R. Virchol

Cells that have a true nucleus and make up all organisms except for bacteria

• Prokaryotic cells

• Eukaryotic cells

• Plant cells

• Animal cells

A group of cells that work together to perform a function

• Organ

• Organ system

• Stem cells

• Tissue

Special cells that can differentiate into more specific types of cells

• Prokaryotic cells

• Eukaryotic cells

• Stem cells

• Plant cells

Organelles usually found in pairs and made up of microtubules; play a role in forming the spindle and cleavage furrow during animal cell division

• Golgi apparatus

• Ribosomes

• Centrioles

• Cilia

Scientist who was the first to observe cells using one of the first light microscopes; gave cells their name

• R. Virchow

• A. van Leeuwehoek

• T. Schwann

• R. Hooke

Process that creates different types of cells

• Cellular functions

• Cellular differentiation

• Cellular specialization

• Cloning

The basic unit of structure and function for living things

• Organ

• Atoms

• Cells

• Tissues