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The Cell Theory. All living things are composed of one or more cells Cells are organisms’ basic units of structure and function Cells come from existing cells. Robert Hooke. English scientist 1665  cut a thin slice of cork and observed with a microscope - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Cell Theory

The Cell TheoryAll living things are composed of one or more cellsCells are organisms basic units of structure and functionCells come from existing cells

Robert HookeEnglish scientist1665 cut a thin slice of cork and observed with a microscopeHooke saw small boxes and named them cells after the small rooms monks live in

Anton van LeeuwenhoekDutch microscope maker1675 first person to see living cells under the microscopeLooked at a sample of pond water

Rudolph Virchow1858, German doctorSaw cells couldnt develop from anything other than other cells

Theodor Schwann1839 German zoologistConcluded that all animals are composed of cells

Matthias Schleiden1838German botanistConcluded that all plants are composed of cells