Discovery of the cells Flashcards
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Robert Hooke
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- He described the image of the cork as empty boxes, which he called CELLS.
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Theodore Schwan
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- concluded that all animals are made of cells.
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Matthias Schilden
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- concluded that all plants are made of cells
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Rudolf Virchow
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- Observed that they are capable of dividing (reproduction)
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Cell theory
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- All living things are made of cells
- Cell is the basic unit of structure and function of all organisms.
- All cells come from other cells
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Prokaryotes
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- Single celled organisms
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Eukaryotes
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- multi celled organisms
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Examples of prokaryotes
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Achaea, Bacteria, and Protists
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Examples of eukaryotes
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Fungi, plants, and animals
