Cell Theory

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Robert Hooke
discovered cells wile looking at a thin slice of cork
Leeuwenhoek
used a handmade microscope to observe pond scum.
discovered celled organisms.
observe blood cells from fishes, birds, frogs, dogs, and humans
Animalcules
Leeuwenhoek called this Single Celled Organisms
Spontaneous Generation
theory that proposed that life arise from non living material
Francesco Redi
disproved the theory of spontaneous generation
John Needham
tried to prove the Spontaneous Generation.
flaw with his experiment: the flask was not sealed and exposed to the air
Lazarro Spallanzani
sterilized broth in the flask.
concluded that broth did not produce life, organisms entered through the air
Louis Pasteur
1862.
conducted the experiment 1hat rejected the idea of sponstaneous Generation
Matthias Schleiden
1838.
German Botanist.
all plant are made of cells
Theodor Schwann
close friend of Schlieden.
1839.
stated that all animal tissues are compose of cells
Rudolf Virchow
German Physician.
1858.
after extensive study of cellular pathology, he concluded that cells muse arise from pre existing cells.
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