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Cell theory:
This was a combination of peoples contributions towards the development of the
“cell”.
Robert Hooke- was the first person to see a single cell in a microscope. It was four
walls. It reminded him of a monastery room-referred to as a cell. So he called it
“the cell”.
Antoine Leeuwenhoek- Saw water in a microscope and discovered that tiny
microscopic bacteria do exist in water.
Matt Schleiden- Looked at a plant in the microscope. He said that all plants are
made up of cells.
Theodor Schwann- Looked at animal tissue in the microscope and said all animals
are made up of cells.
Rudolf Virchow- Says that all cells come from pre-existing cells.
Together all these people contributed to the fact that the…
The cell is the basic unit of life,
Living plant and animals are made up of cells,
All cells new and old come from pre-existing cells.