BIOL Chapter 4 Question and answers
BIOL Chapter 4 Question and answers Who first observed cells using a microscope? - Robert Hooke in 1665 What term did Robert Hooke use to describe cells? - Cellulae (Latin for 'small rooms') Who was the first to observe LIVING cells? And what did his work prove against? - Anton van Leeuwenhoek; proved spontaneous life generation wrong What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek call the tiny living organisms he observed? - Animalcules (Latin for 'little animals') What is the main idea of the Cell Theory? - 1. All organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2. Cells are the smallest living things. 3. Cells arise only from pre-existing cells.
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