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cell

the basic unit of life ; functional & structural units of all living things

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tenets of cell theory

  1. all living things are made up of one or more cells

  2. the cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms

  3. cells arise from pre-existing cells

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cytology

study of cell

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cell divisions

mitosis , meiosis

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Robert Hooke

father of cell biology; coined the term “cells”

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Rudolf Virchow

contributed that cell exist from pre-existing cell

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

“animalcules” — specimen that is viewed under the microscope

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Matthias Schleiden

plant cells

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Theodor Schwann

animal cells

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Robert Remak

published convincing evidences that cells are derived from other cells as a result of cell division

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