Cell Structure and Function History

Robert Hooke

Little boxes

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

<p>Storage area for water, sugars, ions, amino acids, and wastes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Animalcules</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Made of cellulose and other polysaccharides</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Robert Brown</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increases cell’s surface area for transport of substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matthias Schleiden</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Membrane covering the vacuole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plant, bacterial, fungus, and some protists</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stores fats</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Cell Theory states that all living things are composed of one or more cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function in an organism, and cells come only from existing cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rudolph Virchow coined the phrase, and it means 'All cells are from other pre-existing cells.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell size is limited, with most cells being microscopic and measured in micrometers (μm).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples include Amoeba proteus, Plant Stem cells, Bacteria, Red Blood Cells, and Nerve Cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two types are Prokaryotic cells and Eukaryotic cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers