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What is the smallest unit that can perform all the processes necessary for life?
A cell
In 1665, what scientist looked at cork cells under a microscope?
Robert Hooke
Where did the word "cells" come from?
Jail cells
What scientist came up with the name cells?
Robert Hooke
Who discovered that all plants were made of cells?
Mattias Schleiden
Who concluded that all animal tissues were made of cells?
Theodor Schwann
Schwann concluded that all ________ tissues were made of cells.
Animal
The Cell Theory states that all organisms are made of one or more __________.
cells
How many parts are there to the cell theory?
3
The cell is the most basic unit of _________.
life
In 1838, Virchow stated that all cells could form only from ____________ cells.
existing
Who stated that all cells could form only from existing cells?
Rudolf Virchow
Cell theory is one of the most basic ______________ theories of biology.
foundation
What is one of the most basic foundation theories of biology?
Cell theory
What are the 3 components of the cell theory?
-All organisms are composed of one or more cells.-The cell is the basic unit of structure & organization in organisms.-All cells come from preexisting cells.
