2. The Cell Theory
• The Cell
Theory states
that all
organisms are
composed of
similar units of
organization
called cells.
3. Before the Cell Theory people
believed in spontaneous
generation which means living
things come from non living thing
Two scientist disproved
spontaneous generation.
4. Francisco Redi proved that
macroorganisms do not
spontaneously generate
People
thought that
maggots
came from
meat.
• Redi
disproved
this in a
controlled
experiment
10. The Cell Theory
1. All known living things are made up
of cells.
2. The cell is structural & functional
unit of all living things.
.
3. All cells come from pre-existing
cells by division.
(No spontaneous generation ).
11. Microscopes
• The Cell Theory would not
exist if it wasn’t for the
development of the
microscope and the work of
others.
13. Robert Hooke
• In 1663 an
English scientist,
Robert Hook
improved
Janssen’s
invention.
14. Hooke
• Hooke observed cork
– the remains of dead
tree bark
• Coined the word
CELL
• Derived from the Latin
'cellula' which means
small compartment.
15. Van Leeuwenhoek
• Ten years later
Anton van
Leeuwenhoek
used his own
single lens
microscopes and
was the first
person to observe
bacteria and
protozoa.
18. Two Basic Cell Types
• Prokaryotic Cells
Mainly single
celled organisms
• Eukaryotic Cells
Mainly
multicellular
organisms,
although some
are single celled
(amoeba,algae,
yeast)
21. Organelles
• An organelle is a small
specialized structure inside
of a cell.
• An example of an organelle
is the nucleus which
controls cell functions.