Cell Theory Flashcards
1
Q
How many cells in a person
A
100 trillion
2
Q
Level of organization
Biggest to smallest
A
Organism, system, organs, tissues, cells, organelles, molecules, atoms
3
Q
Who first discovered cells
A
Robert Hooke
4
Q
Who was the first to observe different types of cells
A
Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed bacteria, sperm and unicellular Protozoa. He named them animal cells
Before this spontaneous generation was believed
5
Q
Who disproved spon gen
A
Francesco Redi
6
Q
Who discovered animal cells
A
Schwann
7
Q
Who discovered plant cells
A
Schleiden
8
Q
Cell Theory components
A
Cells are the smallest unit of life
All living things are made of cells
Rudolf Virchow added that all cells come from other cells
9
Q
What did Rudolf Virchow do
A
Cofounded cell theory
