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How did Zacharias Janssen contribute to the beginning of the Cell Theory?
Invented microscope and telescope
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How did Zacharias Janssen contribute to the beginning of the Cell Theory?
Invented microscope and telescope
Describe Zacharias Janssen.
1600s; Netherlands; spectacle maker
How did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek contribute to the beginning of the cell theory?
Created his own microscope similar to a small lense of sunglass; discovered bacteria by looking at teeth
Who named bacteria 'animalcule'?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
How did Robert Hooke contribute to the beginnings of the cell theory?
Discovered cells by looking at a piece of cork under his microscope
Who came up with the term 'cell' because the little chambers reminded this person of cells?
Robert Hooke
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
How did Zacharias Janssen contribute to the beginning of the Cell Theory? | Invented microscope and telescope |
Describe Zacharias Janssen. | 1600s; Netherlands; spectacle maker |
How did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek contribute to the beginning of the cell theory? | Created his own microscope similar to a small lense of sunglass; discovered bacteria by looking at teeth |
Who named bacteria 'animalcule'? | Anton Van Leeuwenhoek |
How did Robert Hooke contribute to the beginnings of the cell theory? | Discovered cells by looking at a piece of cork under his microscope |
Who came up with the term 'cell' because the little chambers reminded this person of cells? | Robert Hooke |
How did Matthias Schleiden contribute to the beginnings of the cell theory? | Studied plants and concluded that all plants contain cells |
How did Theodor Schwann contribute to the beginnings of the cell theory? | Studied slides of an animal and discovered all animals are made of cells |
Who helped come up with the third part of the cell theory? | Rudolph Virchow |
What are the three principles of the cell theory? | All organisms are made of cells, cells are the most basic unit of living things, and all cells arise from preexisting cells |
What is a scientific theory? | Based on evidence collected through many experiments by multiple scientists; theories can be changed or updated as new information is discovered |
What are microorganisms? | Organisms with only one cell |
What helped understand the outbreak of diseases back then from bacteria? | Microscopes |
Which invention from the 17th century allowed for the development of modern cell theory? | The light microscope |