Cell Theory
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MAJOR PARTS OF THE CELL THEORY
- All organisms are made of cells
- All existing cells are made by other cells
- The cell is the most basic unit of life
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CELL THEORY
- Robert Hooke: first to identify and name cells
- Anton Van Leeuwnhoek: observed cells in greater detail
- Matthias Schleiden: first to note that plants are made of cells
- Theodor Schwann: concluded that all living things are made of cells
- Rudolf Virchow: proposed that cells come from other cells
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PROKARYOTIC CELLS
- No nucleus
- No membrane bound organelles
- DNA suspended in cytoplasm
- Single celled organisms
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