The Discovery Of Cells

Question 1

What did Robert Hooke do?

Answer 1

Coined the term “cell”. He looked at corks with his microscope which are empty compartments formed by cell walls of dead plant tissue.

Question 2

What is the cell doctrine and who proposed it?

Answer 2

1. All life is made from 1 or more cells
   2.Cell is the basic unit of structure for all organisms

Proposes for Schleiden and Schwann