the cell theory. important scientists many important scientists aided in the discovery of the cell...

The Cell Theory

Important Scientists

Many important scientists aided in the discovery of the cell and the formulation of the cell theory

Zacharias Janssen1580-1638

Dutch scientist Built a compound

microscope with his father in 1595

Anton Von Leeuwenhoek1632-1723

Dutch scientist that made the first simple microscope

Discovered bacteria

Robert Hooke1635-1703

Came up with the word "cell" after studying cork under the microscope

Wrote Micrographia

Matthias Schleiden1804-1881

German botanist who concluded that all plants are made of cells

Theodor Schwann1810-1882

German physiologist that concluded all animals are made of cells

Rudolf Virchow1821-1902

German histologist that concluded all cells come from other cells

The Cell Theory

All organisms are made of cells. Cells are the basic units of structure

and function for all living things. All cells come from other cells.

The Cell

The basic unit of structure and function of living things

Prokaryote Cells that do not

have a nucleus or other cellular compartments

The first cells were prokaryotes

Eukaryote

Cells that have a nucleus surrounded by a nuclear membrane

Unicellular

Organism composed of one cell

Multicellular

Organism composed of many cells

In all living things, the presence of what structure supports the cell theory.

A cell wall

B cell membrane

C vacuole

D chloroplast