CELL THEORY Flashcards
1
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“generally believed as the first inventor of the compound microscope”
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Zacharias Janssen
2
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“he discovered and coined the term cell in his publication, micrographia.”
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Robert Hooke
3
Q
He was the first to observe a live cell and other microorganisms
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
4
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He first described the existence of the nucleus
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Robert Brown
5
Q
Discovered that all plants are made up of cells
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Matthias Schleiden
6
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Discovered that cells came from pre existing cells
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Rudolf Virchow
7
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Classical Cell Theory
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cell is the basic unit of life, all organisms are made up of cells cells come from pre existing cells
8
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“discovered that all animals are made up of cells
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Theodor Schwann
