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    The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. The discovery of cells came from Robert Hooke's observation of "box-shaped" structures in cork under a microscope in 1665, which he termed "cells". This led to the development of the classical Cell Theory. Antony van Leeuwenhoek is considered the "Father of Microbiology" for his observations and descriptions of single-celled microorganisms using simple microscopes he built in the 1670s. Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden first proposed the Cell Theory in 1838, which states that cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.

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    The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. The discovery of cells came from Robert Hooke's observation of "box-shaped" structures in cork under a microscope in 1665, which he termed "cells". This led to the development of the classical Cell Theory. Antony van Leeuwenhoek is considered the "Father of Microbiology" for his observations and descriptions of single-celled microorganisms using simple microscopes he built in the 1670s. Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden first proposed the Cell Theory in 1838, which states that cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.

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    The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. The discovery of cells came from Robert Hooke's observation of "box-shaped" structures in cork under a microscope in 1665, which he termed "cells". This led to the development of the classical Cell Theory. Antony van Leeuwenhoek is considered the "Father of Microbiology" for his observations and descriptions of single-celled microorganisms using simple microscopes he built in the 1670s. Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden first proposed the Cell Theory in 1838, which states that cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.

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    The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. The discovery of cells came from Robert Hooke's observation of "box-shaped" structures in cork under a microscope in 1665, which he termed "cells". This led to the development of the classical Cell Theory. Antony van Leeuwenhoek is considered the "Father of Microbiology" for his observations and descriptions of single-celled microorganisms using simple microscopes he built in the 1670s. Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden first proposed the Cell Theory in 1838, which states that cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.

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    ABSTRACT

    The cell is the


    structural unit
    and functional
    unit of all living
    things

    dan piamonte
    Cell Biology

    GENERAL BIOLOGY
    Cell – smallest unit of life Some cells are total living that can carry out all the functions of a
    living thing. organism, while other
    cells are the basic units of
    structure of complex
    Discovery of living things. Cells
    The invention of the microscope in the 1600’s by Robert Hooke led to the discovery of
    the cork plant cells under a microscope.
    While looking at the cork, Hooke observed “box-shaped” structures, which he then
    called “cells” as they reminded him of the cells, rooms, or chambers in monasteries.
    This discovery led to the development of the classical Cell theory.

    Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

    o He was born on July 18, 1635, at Freshwater, on the Isle of


    Wight, the son of a churchman.
    Figure 1: English Scientist

    Robert Hooke, an accomplished scientist, served as Robert


    o
    Boyle's assistant
    o He was appointed the Royal Society of London's Curator of
    Experiments, responsible for demonstrating new experiments
    at the Society's weekly meetings.
    o He was then appointed Gresham Professor of Geometry, at Gresham College, London.
    o He resided in London until his passing in 1703.

    Through meticulous examination of the slender cork sample under a microscope, he


    was able to discern intricate pores or cells that were interwoven within it.
    o This methodical observation allowed him to gain a more comprehensive
    understanding of the specimen's structure and composition.
    Hooke's reputation in the history of biology largely rests on his book Micrographia,
    published in 1665.
     The book was the first important work on microscopy, the study of minute
    objects through a microscope.
     Micrographia contains large-scale, finely detailed illustrations of some of the
    specimens Hooke viewed under the microscopes he designed.

    Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)


    o Leeuwenhook is universally acknowledged as the “Father of
    Microbiology”

    Figure 2: Dutch o 1674- Van Leeuwenhoek built a simple microscope (3-4 inches long)
    Microbiologist with only one lens to examine blood, yeast, insects, and many other tiny
    objects.
    o His instrument magnifies small objects by 200 times or more
    o 1678- First to see and describe single-celled organisms (“animalcules”), which we now
    refer to as “microorganisms”
    He made significant contributions to microbiology by identifying various types of
    bacteria, free-living cells, parasitic microscopic protists, microscopic nematodes,
    rotifers, and much more.
    Additionally, he was the first to record microscopic observations of muscle fibers and
    blood flow in small blood vessels and describe spermatozoa in insects, dogs, and
    humans.

    Cell Theory
    o A fundamental theory of biology, according to which cells are held to be the basic unit
    of all living tissues.
    o First proposed by Theodor Schwann (1810 – 1882) and Matthias Jakob Schleiden
    (1804-1881) in 1838
    Theodor Schwann
    - A German scientist who founded modern histology by defining

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