Cell Theory/Organells Flashcards
What did Robert Hooke discover?
Dead Cells in cork
Why did Robert Hooke call them “cells”
Because they reminded him of monastery rooms.
What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek do as a hobby?
He grinded lenses
What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek created?
A single lense microscope that could magnify up to 200X
What did Leeuwenhoek discover?
Living cells
What did Leeuwenhoek originally call the moving organisms?
Animalcules
What did Matthias Schleiden do as a job?
He was a botanist
What did Schleiden discover?
That all plants are made of cells.
When did Schleiden conclude that all plants are made of cells?
1838
What did Theodor Schwann study?
Animals
What did Schwann discover? When?
He discovered that all animals are made of cells; 1839
What did Schwann finally conclude?
That all living things (organisms) are made of cells.
What is the first part of cell theory?
Cells are the basic units of all life.
What is the second part of cell theory?
All organisms are made of one or more cells
What is the third part of Cell Theory?
All cells arise from preexisting cells.