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Better Definitions of Cell Theory Notes
Question | Answer |
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek* | Dutch, 1680 |
Robert Hooke* | English, 1665, 1680 |
Matthias Schleiden* | German, 1838 |
Theodor Schwann* | German, 1839 |
Rudolph Virchow* | Russian, 1854 |
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek | Built one of the world's first microscopes, then discovered microscopic creatures that could not be seen with the naked eye. |
Robert Hooke | Looked at thin slices of cork, and saw tiny boxes which he called cells. Then proved Van Leeuwenhoek right by repeating his pepper water experiment. |
Matthias Schleiden | Studied plant parts under a microscope and concluded that all plants were made of cells. |
Theodor Schwann | Studied animal parts under a microscope and concluded that all LIVING THINGS were made of cells. |
Rudolph Virchow | Studied all types of cells and concluded that all cells come from existing cells. |