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What are the 3 components of the cell theory?

1. All living things are made up of cells

2. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

3. Living cells come only from other living things

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Who was the first person to name a cell?

Robert Hooke

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What gave Robert Hooke the idea of naming cells?

The shape of cells reminded him of the rooms in monk monasteries.

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Leeuwenhoek

Saw the first living cells.

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Hooke

Used the microscope and named cells after examining cork.

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Schleiden

Discovered that all plants are made of cells.

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Schwann

Discovered that all animals are made of cells

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Virchow

Discovered that cells come from other cells