Scientists With Microscopes Flashcards
What is the first part of the cell theory?
All organisms are composed of one or more cells
What is the second part of the cell theory?
The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms
What is the third part of the cell theory?
All cells come from pre-existing cells
In the 1600s who came up with the microscope
His claim is disputed
Zacharias Janssen
Who was looking at a piece of cork under a microscope and thought it reminded him of the rooms monks slept in?
Robert Hooke
It was the first person to see and sketch living bacteria from a microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek call the bacteria he saw and where did he find them?
He found them by looking at his dental scrapings and pond water and called them Animalcules
Who discovered the cell nucleus?
Robert Brown
Who realized that all the plants you ever looked at were made of cells?
Matthies Schleidan
Who came to the conclusion that all animals are made of cells?
Theodore Schwann
Who said that all cells come from other cells?
Rudolph Virchow
When was DNA discovered?
1850’s
