Answer These Biology of Cells Flashcards

What are the basic building blocks for all organisms?

Several cells that interconnect with each other and perform a shared function.

Several tissues combine to form what?

Several systems that function together make up what?

Bacterial cells are classified into what type of cells?

Animal and plant cells are classified into what type of cell?

An instrument that magnifies an object.

An instrument that magnifies an object by using a beam of visible light that is passed through and bent through a lens system to visualize a specimen.

A type of microscope that is advantageous for viewing living organisms but their components are not distinguishable unless they are colored with special stains (usually kills the specimen).

The process of enlarging an object in appearance.

The ability of a microscope to distinguish two adjacent structures as separate.

An instrument that magnifies an object using a beam of electrons passed and bent through a lens system to visualize a specimen.

A theory that states that all living things are composed of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and new cells arise from existing cells.

Which type of microscope provides the details of cell surface?

When viewing a specimen through a light microscope, scientists use _______ to distinguish the individual components of cells.