Question | Answer |
Robert Hooke | In 1665, this scientist discovered the cell after investigating a piece of cork through a lens. |
Anton van Leeuwenhoek | In 1674, sing a tiny lens that magnified objects up to 270 times, this scientist was considered the father of the microscope. He used his invention to study yeast plants. |
Mathias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann | In 1838, this scientist discovered that all plants were made of cells. A year later, this scientist hypothesized that animals, too, were made up of cells. Together, they wrote the first two principles of cell theory. |
Rudolf Virchow | In 1855, this scientist completed cell theory when he concluded that cells only form from other cells. |
What important event happened in 1665? | Robert Hooke discovered the cell. He coined the term "cell" |
What important event happened in 1674? | Anton Von Leeuwenhook invented the microscope. |
What important event happened in 1838? | Matthias Schleiden concluded that all plants are made of cells. |
What important event happened in 1839? | Theodor Schwann realized that all animals are made of cells. |
What important event happened in 1855? | Rudolf Virchow theorized that all cells come from other cells. |
What are the 3 components of Cell Theory? | 1. All living things are made of cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
3. All cells come from existing cells. |