Microscope/cell Theory Flashcards
Who used a microscope to see a cell for the first time?
Robert hooke
Who discovered single celled living organisms
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
What does spontaneous generation mean?
Life can emerge from nothing.
Who did the meat experiment to disprove the spontage generation
Franscesco redi
Who did the flask and broth experiment to prove the spontaneous generation?
John Needham
Who fully disproved the spontaneous generation
Louis Pasteur
In order for something to be alive, it must
do 5 things.
1) require energy
2) produce wastes
3) grow
4) respond to stimuli (heat, touch, sound, etc)
5) reproduce
What are the three things that cell theory states?
1) All living things are made up of one or more cells.
2) Cells are the smallest unit of life.
3) All cells are produced from pre-existing cells through the process of cell division.
