Studied by 5 peoplecell
the basic unit of structure and function in a living thing
Robert Hooke
the first person to observe cells and he named them. he looked at cork cells under the newly invented microscope and drew pictures of its cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
with his simple microscope he was the first person to observe single-celled protists, blood cells, and bacteria
Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann
these 2 people looked at plant and animal cells under a microscope and concluded that all plants and animals are made of cells
Rudolf Virchow
the person that proposed that cells only come from other cells
cell theory
a theory that explains the relationship between cells and living things
cell membrane
a separating barrier that controls movement of materials in and out of the cell
organelle
a structure inside of a cell that helps it preform its functions
cytoplasm
a fluid mixture that contains the organelles and compounds the cell needs
prokaryotic cell
a cell that does NOT have a nucleus or membrane covered organelles
eukaryotic cell
a cell that has a nucleus and membrane covered organelles
what did Hooke name cells after?
he said that they reminded him of the cells that Monks live in, so he named cells, cells
what stuff did Leeuwenhoek look at?
teeth scrapings, pond water, and blood
who was the botonist?
Schleiden
who was the zoologist?
Schwann
morpheme: -cell-
chamber, small room
morpheme: cyt- or -cyte
cell, hollow container
morpheme: -elle-
small
morpheme: eu-
well, good, true, normal
morpheme: -kary-
cell, nucleus
morpheme: plasm- or -plast-
form, formed into
morpheme: pro-
forward, favoring, before
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