Cell Theory

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1665-Robert Hooke was the first man to call cells cells. He Observed a Piece of cork under a microscope and thought they looked like monk ministaries or cells hint the name.

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Cell TheoryBy: Zack Swisher NECell Theory

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1838- Jakob Shlieden was the first to say that all plants are made up of cells.

1855- RudolphVirchow was the first to demonstrate that the cell theory applies to diseased tissue

1833-Robert brown discovered the nucleus in plant cells

1676-Anton Van Leewenvoek was considered the father of microbiology because he created a microscope that could see such small things he discovered bacteria.

1859- Louis Pasteur disproved spontaneous generation and was the first to show that living things come from living things. Which contributed to the development of the cell theory

1839-Theodor Schwann was a master microscopist who extended Schlieden's cell theory to animals, stating that all living things are composed of cells not just plants.

The Cell Theory:1.) All organisms consist of one or more cells.2.) The cell is the basic unit of structure for all organisms.3.) Cells only come from other cells.

1 Exceptions to the Cell Theory:One exception of the Cell Theory are Viruses. Viruses are an exception because they are considered alive, but they aren't made up of cells.