Cells Flashcards
Basic and functional unit of organisms.
Cell
Collection of ideas and conclusions from many different scientists.
Cell Theory
Discovered cell
Robert Hooke (1665)
Discovered fluid content of cell
Felix Duardin (1835)
Observed living cell
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1674)
Discovered nucleus
Robert Brown (1883)
Proposed all plants are made up of cells
Matthias Schleiden (1838)
Named fluid content of cell as protoplasm
J.E. Purkinje (1839)
Proposed all animals are made up of cells
Theodore Schwann (1839)
Proposed cell is the basic unit of life
Carl Heinrich Braun (1845)
Proposed all cells are created by pre-existing cells
Rudolf Virchow (1855)
3 Domains
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Organisms are placed into domains and kingdoms based on their:
Cell type
Ability to make food
Number of cells in their body
Organisms whose cells do not contain nucleus.
Prokaryotes
Unicellular prokaryotes that live in extreme climates.