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The document outlines the key discoveries and scientists that contributed to the development of the Cell Theory. It describes Robert Hooke discovering cells in 1665, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observing single-celled organisms in 1673, and Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann establishing in 1838-1839 that plants and animals are composed of cells. It further explains that Rudolf Virchow in 1858 concluded that cells must come from preexisting cells, establishing the third component of the Cell Theory.

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The document outlines the key discoveries and scientists that contributed to the development of the Cell Theory. It describes Robert Hooke discovering cells in 1665, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observing single-celled organisms in 1673, and Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann establishing in 1838-1839 that plants and animals are composed of cells. It further explains that Rudolf Virchow in 1858 concluded that cells must come from preexisting cells, establishing the third component of the Cell Theory.

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The History of Cells &

the Cell Theory


1665- English Scientist, Robert Hooke, discovered
cells while looking at a thin slice of cork.
He described the cells as tiny boxes or a honeycomb
He thought that cells only existed in plants and fungi
■ 1673- Used a handmade microscope to observe
pond scum & discovered single-celled organisms
■ He called them “animalcules”

■ He also observed blood cells from fish, birds,


frogs, dogs, and humans
■ Therefore, it was known that cells are found in
animals as well as plants
150-200 Year Gap???
■ Between the Hooke/Leuwenhoek discoveries
and the mid 19th century, very few cell theory
advancements were made.
■ This is probably due to the widely accepted,
traditional belief in Spontaneous Generation.
■ Examples:
-Mice from dirty clothes/corn husks
-Maggots from rotting meat
■ Much doubt existed around Spontaneous Generation
■ Conclusively disproved by Louis Pasteur
Pasteur: Ummm, I don’t
think so!!!
?
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Development of Cell Theory

■ 1838- English Botanist, Matthias Schleiden,


concluded that all plant parts are made of cells
■ 1839- German physiologist, Theodor Schwann,
who was a close friend of Schleiden, stated that
all animal tissues are composed of cells.
■ 1858- Rudolf Virchow, Russian physician,
after extensive study of cellular pathology,
concluded that cells must arise from
preexisting cells.
3 Basic Components
of the Cell Theory
1. All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
■ (Schleiden & Schwann)(1838-39)
2. The cell is the basic unit of life in all living things.
■ (Schleiden & Schwann)(1838-39)
3. All cells are produced by the division of
preexisting cells.
■ (Virchow)(1858)
Theory
A set of statements or principles
devised to explain a group of
facts or phenomena, especially
one that has been repeatedly
tested or is widely accepted and
can be used to make predictions
about natural phenomena.
Modern Cell Theory
Modern Cell Theory consists of the 3 basic
components of cell theory, plus 4 additional
statements:
■ 4. The cell pass information from cell to cell during
cell division using DNA.
■ 5. All cells have basically the same chemical
composition and metabolic activities.
■ 6. All cells have basically the same chemical &
physiological functions.(movement, digestion, etc)
■ 7. Cell activity depends on the activities of structures
within the cell. (organelles, nucleus, plasma

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