Cell Theory Flashcards
Discovered that plants are made of cells
Matthias Schleiden
Discovered that animals are made up of cells
Theodor Schwann
discovered that cells comes from pre-existing cells
Rudolf Virchow
Organisms made up of one cell
Unicellular Organisms
Organisms that are made up of 2 or more cells
Multicellular Organisms
What is Cell?
Cell is the basic functional unit of life.
First person to observe live cells
Antonie van Leeuwenhook
Father of Microbiology
Antonie van Leeuwenhook
Discovered and named cell
Robert Hooke
Father of Microscopy
Robert Hooke
Why is it called “cell”?
it is named cell because of it’s resemblance to the tiny rooms called cell
Antonie van Leeuwenhook studied?
Protozoa, RBC, capillary and life cycle of insects
Cell Theory states that?
All living organisms are made up of one or more cells.
All cells comes from pre-existing cells.
cell is the basic functional unit of life.