Cell Theory Flashcards
Who:
- examined cork from the bark of a tree
- was the 1st to name “cells “
Robert Hooke
Who:
- was the first to see living organisms with microscope on pond water
- invented 100s microscopes
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Who:
- dealt with plants
- together with Schwann concluded that all plants and animals are made of cells
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
Who:
- investigated that the origins of cells was the division of pre existing cells
Rudolf Virchow
Who:
-dealt with animals
- together with Schleiden concluded that all plants and animals are made of cells
Theodor Schwann
What are the three points of cell theory
1) all living things are composed of cells
2) cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living things ( organization )
3) new cells are produced from exciting cells
