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THE CELL THEORY

General Biology 1
Maggots from rotting meat
Some Random Cell Facts
19th Century Advancements
☆ The average human being is being
composed of around 100 Trillion Much doubt existed around
individual cells!!! Spontaneous Generation
☆ It would take as many as 50 cells to Conclusively disproved by Louis
cover the area of a dot on the etter “i”.
Pasteur

Pasteur: Ummm, I don’t think so!!!


Discovery Of Cells

1665 - English Scientist, Robert Hooke,


Development Of Cell Theory
discovered cells while looking at a thin
slice of cork. ➔ 1838 - German Botanist, Matthias
He described the cells as tiny boxes or a Schleiden, concluded that all plant
honey comb. parts are made of cells
➔ 1839 - German physiologist,
He thought that cells only existed in Theodor Schwann, who was a close
plants and fungi. friend of Schleiden, stated that all
animal tissues are composed of cells.
➔ 1858 - Rudolf Virchow, German
Anton Van Leuwenhook physician, after extensive study of
cellular pathology, concluded
1673 - Used a handmade microscope to that cells must arise from preexisting
observe pond scum & discovered cells.
single-celled organisms.
He called them “animalcules”.
The Cell Theory Complete
He also observed blood cells from fish,
birds, frogs, dogs, and humans. The 3 Basic Components of the
Therefore, it was known that cells are Cell Theory were now complete:
found in animals as well as plants.
➔ All organisms are composed of
one or more cells. (Schleiden &
150-200 Year Gap??? Schwann) (1838-39)
Between the Hooke/Leuwenhoek ➔ The cell is the basic unit of life in
discoveries and the mid 19th century, all living things. (Schleiden &
Schwann) (1838-39)
very little cell advancements were ➔ All cells are produced by the
made. division of preexisting cells.
This is probably due to the widely (Virchow) (1858)
accepted, traditional belief in
Modern Cell Theory
Spontaneous Generation.
➔ Modern Cell Theory contains 4
Examples: statements, in addition to the
Mice from dirty clothes/corn husks original Cell Theory:
➔ The cell contains hereditary
information(DNA) which is
passed on from cell to cell
during cell division.
➔ All cells are basically the same
in chemical composition and
metabolic activities.
➔ All basic chemical &
physiological functions are
carried out inside the
cells.(movement, digestion,etc
➔ )Cell activity depends on the
activities of sub-cellular
structures within the
cell(organelles, nucleus, plasma
membrane)

How Has The Cell Theory Been


Used?

➔ The basic discovered truths


about cells, listed in the Cell
Theory, are the basis for things
such as:
○ Disease/Health/Medical
Research and
Cures(AIDS, Cancer,
Vaccines, Cloning, Stem
Cell Research, etc)

Some Parting Thoughts

● It is amazing to think that the


cells that make up our bodies
are just as alive as we are.
Humans are just an intricately
designed community of cells,
which must work together to
survive.
● Cells, in my opinion, are one of
the strongest cases for
intelligent design by our Creator
God!

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