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Lesson 1 Cell Theory

This document provides an overview of the history and key concepts of cell theory. It discusses early microscopic observations of cells by Hooke, Van Leeuwenhoek, Brown and others. It then outlines the contributions of Schleiden, Schwann and Virchow that led to the three main postulates of cell theory: 1) all living things are made of cells, 2) the cell is the basic unit of life, and 3) all cells come from pre-existing cells. The document concludes by noting that cell theory provides the basis for understanding living things as either unicellular or multicellular.

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Lesson 1 Cell Theory

This document provides an overview of the history and key concepts of cell theory. It discusses early microscopic observations of cells by Hooke, Van Leeuwenhoek, Brown and others. It then outlines the contributions of Schleiden, Schwann and Virchow that led to the three main postulates of cell theory: 1) all living things are made of cells, 2) the cell is the basic unit of life, and 3) all cells come from pre-existing cells. The document concludes by noting that cell theory provides the basis for understanding living things as either unicellular or multicellular.

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Lesson 1:

CELL THEORY
Lesson
Objectives:
1. Explain the postulates of
the cell theory
(STEM_BIO11/12-Ia-c-1)
2. Describe the structure
and function of major
and subcellular
organelles.
(STEM_BIO11/12-Ia-c-2)

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ROBERT HOOKE

• In 1665, Robert Hooke was able to observe in a


piece of cork specimen structures that appear
as tiny compartments.
ROBERT HOOKE
• Hooke coined the word “cell” to describe these
chamber-like structures.
• He thought that it was only fungi and plants
were made up of cells.
Anton Van
Leeuwenhoek
• In 1676, Anton Van
Leeuwenhoek published his
observations on tiny living
organisms which he named
“animalcules”.
• He was believed to be the first
one to observe red blood cells
of animals under the
microscope.
• He believed that all living
organisms can be observed.
SPONTANEOUS
GENERATION
• It is the hypothetical process by which
living organisms develop from nonliving
matter;
• Considered as the archaic theory that
utilized this process to explain the origin of
life.
• According to that theory, pieces of cheese
and bread wrapped in rags and left in a
dark corner, for example, were thus
thought to produce mice, because after
several weeks there were mice in the rags.
• Many believed in spontaneous generation
because it explained such occurrences as
the appearance of maggots on decaying
meat.
Robert Brown
Matthias Schleiden
• A German botanist who concluded that all plant
parts are made of cells.

Theodor Schwann
• In 1839, stated that all animal tissues are
composed of cells too.
• He also discovered the Schwann cells.
Rudolf Virchow
• In 1858, Rudolf Virchow
concluded that all cells come
from the pre-existing cells.
• He stated that omnis cellula e
cellula.
• All cells come from cells
POSTULATES OF CELL
THEORY
The Cell Theory
• The classical cell theory was proposed by Theodor Schwann in 1839.

Postulate 1: Postulate 2:
All living organisms are composed of cells. The cell is the basic unit of life.

These parts were based on a conclusion made


by Schwann and Matthias Schleiden in 1838,
after comparing their observations of plant and
animal cells.

Postulate 3: It was described by Rudolf


Virchow in 1858
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
The Cell Theory

• The three postulates of the cell


theory offer a basis on how an
object is considered a living
thing.
• All living things are
fundamentally made up of
cells; there is no exception no
matter how simple or complex
an organism is, what kind of
environment it is exposed to,
or what course of evolution it
has gone through.
UNICELLULAR
A single-celled organism can perform all the
essential; functions that enable it to grow, survive,
and reproduce.

MULTICELLULAR
Multicellular organisms are more complex in
structure and function, but they all perform basic
activities necessary for survival.

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