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Cell Theory

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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CELL THEORY

PAIGE ROMBOUGH
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ROBERT HOOKE WAS THE FIRST TO DISCOVER CELLS.

WHILE LOOKING AT A CORK UNDER A MICROSCOPE HE NOTICED SOMETHING.

HE SAW SMALL PORES THAT HE THOUGHT LOOKED LIKE

ROOMS THAT MONKS WOULD STAY IN, THIS WAS SOON KNOWN AS CELL THEORY.

CELL THEORY IS THE THEORY THAT CELLS FORM THE FUNDAMENTAL,

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL UNITS OF ALL LIVING ORGANISMS.

CELL THEORY WAS FORMULATED BY ROBERT HOOKE BUT THESE PEOPLE ALSO HELPED

ANTON LEEUWENHOEK, MATTHIAS SCHLEIDEN, SCHWANN AND RUDOLF VIRCHOW.
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IN 1673 ANTON LEEUWENHOEK MADE HIS MICROSCOPES AND USED ONE

TO LOOK AT POND SCUM, A SINGLE CELLED ORGANISM.
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In 1838 Matthias Schleiden studied and concluded all plants

HAVE CELLS.

In 1839 Schwann concluded that

ALL ANIMALS HAVE CELLS.
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In 1858 Rudolf Virchow stated that all

CELLS COULD ONLY FORM FROM OTHER CELLS.
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Cell Theory

ALL ORGANISMS ARE MADE OF ONE OR MORE CELLS.
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The cell is the basic unit

of all living things.
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ALL CELLS COME FROM EXISTING CELLS

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