Are Snakes Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic? Quiz & Flashcards

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Branch of science that deals with the study of living organisms and their vital processes.

Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus and other membrane-bound compartments or organelles with specialized functions.
Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates with scales, including snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles.
Amphibians are cold-blooded and can live both on land and in water.

Zacharias Janssen was a Dutch spectacle-maker who invented the first compound microscope in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist who laid the foundations for modern taxonomy and is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria, free-living and parasitic microscopic protists, sperm cells, blood cells, and microscopic nematodes.
Robert Hooke coined the term "cell" while discussing the structure of cork and published Micrographia in 1665.
Theodor Schwann discovered that all animals are made of cells.
Matthais Schleiden discovered that all plants are made of cells.

Staining is a technique that makes cells or thin sections of biological tissue more clearly visible through a microscope by immersing them in dyes.
Wet mount is a technique of preparation where a drop of liquid is used to hold the specimen between the slide and cover slip.
Dry mount is a preparation process where a specimen is spread on a slide.

Carbohydrates are biological molecules known as sugars that provide energy for cells.
Lipids are fats that are important for cell membranes and energy storage.

Non-essential amino acids include alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, serine, and glutamic acid.
Conditionally essential amino acids include arginine, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, proline, and tyrosine.

Iron is absorbed by consuming meat, egg yolk, dried beans and peas, spinach, and dried fruit.
Calcium is absorbed by consuming milk, cheese, and ice cream.
Magnesium is absorbed by eating nuts, seeds, legumes, leafy green vegetables, seafood, chocolate, and artichokes.

Head carries the optical parts in the upper part of the microscope.
Arms give support to the head of the microscope and are used when carrying the microscope.
Nose piece is also known as the revolving turret that holds the objective lenses.
Diaphragm is found under the stage of the microscope and controls the amount of light that reaches the specimen.
Nuclear envelope is a double-membrane structure that constitutes the outermost portion of the nucleus.