The Cell Theory: Authors & Contributors

Learn about the scientists behind the Cell Theory and their discoveries!

Part I. Videos: Cell Theory Authors Watch the video on the authors of the cell theory. You will use the information that you gather here to complete Part II. Part I. Videos: Cell Theory Contributors Watch the video on the microscope pioneers that contributed to the creation of the cell theory. You will use the information that you gather here to complete Part II. Part I. The History of the Cell Theory video. You will use the information, from the video, to complete part II. Part II. Who did what? Place the statements describing the work of each scientist under their name. Zacharias Jansen(1) Made the first compound microscope Anton Von Leeuwenhoek (3) Made his own microscopes. Looked at everything included dental scrapings. Discovered bacteria but called them animalcules. Robert Hooke (3) Had many interests in science including Physics and Chemistry. Gave cells their name. Looked at cork under the microscope. Matthias Schleiden (3) Botanist. Studied plants under the microscope. Said that every plant is made up of cells. Theodor Schwann (2) Looked at animal cells under the microscope. Said that all animals are made up of cells. Rudolf Virchow (1) Said that cells come from other cells. Robert Remak (1) Is really the first one to say that cells come from other cells. Part III. The Cell TheoryComplete the statements of the cell theory. 1. All organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2. The cells is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.3. All cells come from pre-existing cells.