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    The cell theory states that the cell is the basic unit of life, all living things are composed of one or more cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells. It was proposed in the 19th century by German scientists Theodor Schwann, Matthias Schleiden, and Rudolf Virchow based on various discoveries about cells using microscopes. The modern version of the cell theory includes that energy flows and heredity information is passed within cells, and that all cells have the same basic chemical composition.

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    The cell theory states that the cell is the basic unit of life, all living things are composed of one or more cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells. It was proposed in the 19th century by German scientists Theodor Schwann, Matthias Schleiden, and Rudolf Virchow based on various discoveries about cells using microscopes. The modern version of the cell theory includes that energy flows and heredity information is passed within cells, and that all cells have the same basic chemical composition.

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    The cell theory states that the cell is the basic unit of life, all living things are composed of one or more cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells. It was proposed in the 19th century by German scientists Theodor Schwann, Matthias Schleiden, and Rudolf Virchow based on various discoveries about cells using microscopes. The modern version of the cell theory includes that energy flows and heredity information is passed within cells, and that all cells have the same basic chemical composition.

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     A cell is defined as the smallest basic unit of life that is responsible for all life processes.

    CELLS  A cell can replicate itself independently and hence they are known as the “building blocks of life”

    CELL THEORY
     Cell theory is the tenets proposed throughout the 19th century as a result of various
    discoveries about cells, it is one of the basic principles of biology.
     Proposed by the German scientists: Theodor Schwan, Matthias Schleiden and Rudolf
    Virchow.
    The cell theory states that:
    1. THE CELL IS THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE
     the cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.
     In order to consider an organism is living, it must have a cell.
     One proof that an organisms is alive is just by looking at its cells is the
    movement of the organelles inside it.
    2. ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ARE COMPOSED OF CELL
     all organisms are composed of one or more cells, within which processes of life
    occurs.
    3. ALL CELLS ARISE FROM PRE-EXISTING CELLS
     All cells come from previously existing cells through the process of cell division.
     It is interesting to note that every living things in the planet is related. We are
    connected by the series of cell division that can be traced back to our first
    ancestor or the first cell on Earth.

    The MODERN VERSION of the cell theory includes the idea that:
    1. ENERGY FLOWS (METABOLISM) OCCURS WITHIN THE CELL.
    2. HEREDITY INFORMATION (DNA) IS PASSED ON FROM CELL TO ANOTHER CELL.
    3. ALL CELLS HAVE THE SAME BASIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

    MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS (SCIENTIST) TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELL THEORY

    ROBERT HOOKE
     In 1665, British scientist Rober Hooke examined a piece of cork and found little structures in it
    which he compared to “cellulae” (small compartment).
     He named these structures “cells”. Later it was discovered that the cell he had found in the cork
    were actually outer walls of former plant cell.

    ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK


     In the late 1600’s Dutch scientist Anton Leeuwenhoek examined a different subject using a
    compound microscope with higher magnification.
     He observed that the cells exhibited some movement (protest and sperm) and he concluded that
    these entities were alive thus he named it “animalcules”

    THEODOR SCHWANN MATTHIAS JAKOB SCHLEIDEN


     In 1839, a German Zoologist named  In 1838, a German Botanist named
    Theodor Schwann declared that Matthias Schleiden concluded that
    animals likewise composed of cell all plant tissues are composed of
    after doing microscopic studies. cell.

    RUDOLF VIRCHOW
     In 1855 Virchow concluded that “Omni cellula e cellula” which translate roughly from latin to
    “cells only arise from other cells”
     With this conclusion, the cell theory was completed.

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