Cells and Cell Clusters - Cell Biology History

Vocabulary flashcards covering fundamental definitions, key historical scientists, dates, and discoveries in cell biology based on the lecture notes.

Cell biology

The study of cells, described as a very broad and evolving branch of science.

Robert Hooke

A scientist (1635-1703) who observed a thin piece of cork through a microscope in 1665, noticed thousands of small box-like parts ("dead cells"), and named them "cells," which means chambers.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

A scientist (1632) who observed pond water with an improved microscope, discovered living microorganisms, and is known as the father of microbiology.

Animalcules

The name given by Anton van Leeuwenhoek to the microorganisms he discovered in pond water using his improved microscope.

Father of microbiology

Anton van Leeuwenhoek.

Mathias Jakob Schleiden

The scientist who discovered in 1838 that plants are made up of cells.