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    The document discusses cells and cell theory. It explains that cells were first discovered by Robert Hooke using a microscope in the 16th century. The classical cell theory states that all organisms are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and cells come from preexisting cells. The cell theory has evolved with new discoveries like DNA transfer during cell division and energy flow within cells. Cells vary in shape and structure depending on their function, and can be either prokaryotic without a nucleus or eukaryotic with organelles and a nucleus. The conclusion is that cells perform vital functions and roles in living things.

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    The document discusses cells and cell theory. It explains that cells were first discovered by Robert Hooke using a microscope in the 16th century. The classical cell theory states that all organisms are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and cells come from preexisting cells. The cell theory has evolved with new discoveries like DNA transfer during cell division and energy flow within cells. Cells vary in shape and structure depending on their function, and can be either prokaryotic without a nucleus or eukaryotic with organelles and a nucleus. The conclusion is that cells perform vital functions and roles in living things.

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    The document discusses cells and cell theory. It explains that cells were first discovered by Robert Hooke using a microscope in the 16th century. The classical cell theory states that all organisms are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and cells come from preexisting cells. The cell theory has evolved with new discoveries like DNA transfer during cell division and energy flow within cells. Cells vary in shape and structure depending on their function, and can be either prokaryotic without a nucleus or eukaryotic with organelles and a nucleus. The conclusion is that cells perform vital functions and roles in living things.

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    INDEX

    Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………. 3

    Discovery and cell theory ……………………………………………………………… 4

    Variation in cell ………………………………………………………………………... 5

    Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………... 6

    References ……………………………………………………………………………... 7
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    INTRODUCTION

    What is a cell? Are they necessary in our life? Does every living thing have them? In this

    report we are going to answer all of these questions in order to fully understand this topic.

    What are their functions? There are a lot of questions which require an answer.

    Something important to always keep on mind is that cells are the smallest unit of life and

    are often referred as the building blocks of life.

    All living things are made of cells and their main purpose is to organize. Each set of cells

    have a different purpose.

    In biology, cells are the basic structure of all organisms. Fun fact is that cells are made of

    cells!
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    DISCOVERY AND CELL THEORY

    The invention of the microscope (16th century) led to the discovery of cells by Hooke.

    Robert Hooke was an English scientist who using a microscope, was the first one to

    visualize a micro-organism; he named them cells because they reminded him of the cells or

    rooms in monasteries. This discovery led to the development of the cell theory. Supposedly,

    there are three parts of the cell theory in which they state that

    1. All organisms are made up of cells.

    2. Cells are the basic unit of life.

    3. Cells come from preexisting cells which multiplied.

    But all those three parts are from the classical cell theory and because technology has

    advanced, so does the cell theory because of new discoveries which are:

    1. DNA is passed between cells during cell division.


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    2. Cells of all organisms within similar species are mostly the same structurally and

    chemically.

    3. Energy flow occurs within cells.

    With the rapid growth of molecular biology, it became possible to maintain, grow and

    manipulate cells outside the living organisms.

    VARIATION IN CELL

    First of all, we should ask ourselves “Why don’t cells get bigger instead of remaining small

    and multiplying? What limits cell size?” Most organisms, even large ones, have

    microscopic cells. To carry out life processes a cell must be able to quickly pass out

    substances into and out of the cell. Simple, like for example, pass nutrients and oxygen into

    the cell and waste products out of the cell.

    Cells with different functions often have different shapes. An example could be the job of

    the nerve cell is to carry messages to other cells. The white blood cell has the job of

    destroying bacteria and other pathogens.

    There is a basic cell structure present in many BUT not all living cells: the nucleus. It is a

    structure in the cytoplasm that is surrounded by a membrane and contains DNA. Based on
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    whether they have it or not, there are two types of cells which are the prokaryotic and

    eukaryotic cells.

    Prokaryotic cells. - They are cells with no nucleus instead the DNA is in the cytoplasm and

    they are found in single-cell organisms such as bacterium. Prokaryotes were the first type

    of organisms to evolve and are still the most common organisms today.

    Eukaryotic cells. - They have a nucleus. They are larger than prokaryotic cells and they are

    found in single-cell organisms and multicellular organisms. They range from fungi to

    people. Besides a nucleus, they have organelles which is a structure within the cytoplasm

    that performs a specific job.

    CONCLUSION

    My conclusion for this report will be that cell definitely is one of the most important units

    of life. There exist many different cells such as stem cells, bone cells, blood cells, muscle

    cells, fat, skin, nerve cells, pancreatic and cancer cells.

    They all perform a job; they all do have a function. And as time goes by, we evolve and so

    they.
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    REFERENCES

    https://kidskonnect.com/science/cells/ - KidsKonnect, March 27, 2021

    https://bitesizebio.com/166/history-of-cell-biology/#:~:text=The%20cell%20was%20first

    %20discovered,it%20appeared%20under%20the%20microscope. Bite Size Bio, March 27,

    2021
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    https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/cell-theory/ National Geographic, March

    27, 2021

    https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Human_Biology/Book

    %3A_Human_Biology_(Wakim_and_Grewal)/05%3A_Cells/5.03%3A_Variation_in_Cells

    Biology Libre Texts, March 27, 2021

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