the cell theory. important scientists many important scientists aided in the discovery of the cell...
TRANSCRIPT
The Cell Theory
Important Scientists
Many important scientists aided in the discovery of the cell and the formulation of the cell theory
Zacharias Janssen1580-1638
Dutch scientist Built a compound
microscope with his father in 1595
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek1632-1723
Dutch scientist that made the first simple microscope
Discovered bacteria
Robert Hooke1635-1703
Came up with the word "cell" after studying cork under the microscope
Wrote Micrographia
Matthias Schleiden1804-1881
German botanist who concluded that all plants are made of cells
Theodor Schwann1810-1882
German physiologist that concluded all animals are made of cells
Rudolf Virchow1821-1902
German histologist that concluded all cells come from other cells
The Cell Theory
All organisms are made of cells. Cells are the basic units of structure
and function for all living things. All cells come from other cells.
The Cell
The basic unit of structure and function of living things
Prokaryote Cells that do not
have a nucleus or other cellular compartments
The first cells were prokaryotes
Eukaryote
Cells that have a nucleus surrounded by a nuclear membrane
Unicellular
Organism composed of one cell
Multicellular
Organism composed of many cells
In all living things, the presence of what structure supports the cell theory.
A cell wall
B cell membrane
C vacuole
D chloroplast