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Cell Theory
review scientists that led to cell theory
Question | Answer |
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Robert Hooke | the first person to examine "cells" in a piece of cork under the microscope |
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek | Was the first scientist to observe LIVING cells such as bacteria, protists, and blood cells. |
Matthias Schleiden | Discovered that all plants are made up of cells |
Theodore Schwann | Discovered that all animals are made up of cells |
The cell theory | The cell is the basic unit of a living thing All living things are made of cells New cells come from old cells |
Zacharias Jansen and his father Hans | Invented the first microscope |
Compound microscope | uses two or more lenses and light to make small objects look larger |
Rudolph Virchow | Concluded that new cells come from old through cell division |