Discovery of Cell & Cell Theory Flashcards

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he observed tiny chambers and called them “cells”

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Robert Hooke

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he observed tiny living organisms and called them “animalcules”

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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indicated dark dense spot “nucleus”

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Robert Brown

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cells were fundamental unit of life (plant cells)

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Matthias Schleiden

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cells were fundamental unit of life (animal cells)

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Theodor Schwann

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He states:
“All cells arise only from pre-existing cell”

he contributed third tenet of cell theory

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Rudolf Vrichow

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