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Cell Theory & C of L
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | any living thing ~ like a plant or animal |
| unicellular | organism made of only 1 cell |
| multicellular | organism made of many cells |
| homeostatisis | the ability of an organism to keep proper conditions inside no matter conditions outside the organism |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction in which 2 organisms are needed and the offspring is a combination of both parents |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction in which only 1 organism is needed and the offspring is identical to the parent |
| Hooke | saw cork through a microscope and used the word "cells" |
| Leeuwenhoek | looked at many organisms through microscopes that he made and the first to see living cells |
| Schleiden | discovered all plants are made of cells |
| Schwann | discovered all animals are made of cells |
| Virchow | concluded that all living cells come from other living cells |
| microscope | instrument used to look at cells |