Cell Theory Flashcards
Greek of the word ‘biology’ and its meaning
Bios - life : logos - study
Father of Biology
Aristotle
believed that cell came from non living sources
Aristotle
Cell
basic unit of life | smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
Unicellular organism
Prokaryotes
Has nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotes
Circular DNA
Prokaryotes or Unicellular organisms
It is a macroscopic cell.
Eukaryotes or Multicellular organisms
can magnify very small objects and is used to view objects that cannot be seen by the unaided eye
Microscope
made lens
Romans
Latin word for lentil
Lens
believed that his works aren’t his due to his age but rather his father
Zacharias Janssen
invented the first compound microscope by putting several lenses together
Zacharias Janssen
dead cells of oak bark
cork
coined the term cellula
Robert Hooke
On what year did the English scientist observed the cork
1665
he authored ANIMACULES
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
In what year did the author of ANIMACULES published it?
1676
His research consists of different types of plants and concluded that plant parts are made up of cells.
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
dark densed spot
nucleus
His research consists of the study of several slides of animal cells.
Theodor Schwann
In what year did the close friend of Schleiden published his research?
1839
Year 1858, he proved the postulate “the basic unit of life is the cell”.
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow
Another term for “All cells arise from pre-existing cells”
“Omnis cellula e cellula”