The cell theory
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- Hey Dad! In school today my teacher was talking about the cell theory, do you know how it was formed?
- Yes I do! Glad you asked! It all started with five scientists discovering things on their own.
- Wow! Did he discover anything else?
- Robert Hooke, a scientist from England was the first person to come up with the word cell.
- What did you see in that cork Mr. Hooke?
- Yes, in fact he did! He discovered the motion of light and the rotation of Jupiter!
- I noticed little spots all around the cork, that I have named cells.
- Another scientist who helped form the cell theory, was Robert Brown.
- Have you found anything Mr. Brown?
- Yes, I did! I just discovered the nucleus!
- Another very important scientist to help form the cell theory, was Matthias Schleiden.
- He is considered the cofounder of the cell theory.
- Hello Matthias, did you find anymore information on the cell?
- I did! A cell is the basic unit of plant structure.
- Hello, Theodor Schwann! You needed to tell me something?
- This isn't the only thing Theodor discovered, he also discovered the enzyme pepsin!
- Yes! I have found that all animal tissue is composed of cells!
- One last scientist that helped discover the cell theory was Rudolf Virchow!
- He had his own theory, which contributed to the cell theory
- These five scientists I've talked about today, reached out to one another and combined their ideas, This is how the cell theory came to be!
- All cells arise from preexisting cells!
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