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Name_______________________________ Date__________________ Per_____Directions: Read the summary of the cell and answer the questions that follow. 4648200-3175The History of the Cell(Life Science 3rd edition)The first person to observe cells was Robert Hooke. Hooke was an English scientist. He used a compound microscope to look at thin slices of cork. Cork is found in some plants. The cork seemed to be made up of many small boxes. Each box looked like a small room with walls around it, like the picture above. The boxes reminded Hooke of the rooms in which monks slept called cells. Hooke named the structures that made up the cork, “cells”. All living things are made up of one or more cells. Cells are the building blocks of all living things. Hooke saw only dead plant cells in cork. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to observe living cells. In 1675, he saw a single celled organism in a drop of pond water. These living things were microscopic and could not be seen without a microscope. By 1800, better microscopes were being made. Many plant and animal cells were being studied. Two scientists, Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann had many ideas about cells. These ideas were put together in what is known as the cell theory. The Cell Theory states:All living things are made up of one or more cells. Cells are the basic units of structure in living things, and cells carry on all life processes. Cells come only from other living cells. Name____________________________ Date____________ Period __________Directions: After reading the summary on cells, answer the questions in complete sentences. Who was the first person do view cells?What is the difference between Hookes discovery and Leeuwenhoeks discovery?What are the building blocks of all living things?Do you think Hooke would have still called them cells if he viewed living cells before dead plant cells?What is the cell theory?Why do you think Hooke and Leeuwenhoek did not come up with the cell theory when they first viewed cells?Name_______________________________ Date__________________ Per_____Directions: Read the summary of the cell and answer the questions that follow. 4648200-3175The History of the Cell(Life Science 3rd edition)The first person to observe cells was Robert Hooke. Hooke was an English scientist. He used a compound microscope to look at thin slices of cork. Cork is found in some plants. The cork seemed to be made up of many small boxes. Each box looked like a small room with walls around it, like the picture above. The boxes reminded Hooke of the rooms in which monks slept called cells. Hooke named the structures that made up the cork, “cells”. Who was the first person to view cells?Why didn’t he name them Hookes?Was the first viewed cell a plant cell or animal cell?All living things are made up of one or more cells. Cells are the building blocks of all living things. What are all living things made up of?DRAW what skin would look like under a microscope.Hooke saw only dead plant cells in cork. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to observe living cells. In 1675, he saw a single celled organism in a drop of pond water. These living things were microscopic and could not be seen without a microscope. Who was the first person to view living cells?Who was the first person to view dead cells?By 1800, better microscopes were being made. Many plant and animal cells were being studied. Two scientists, Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann had many ideas about cells. These ideas were put together in what is known as the cell theory. The Cell Theory states:All living things are made up of one or more cells. Cells are the basic units of structure in living things, and cells carry on all life processes. Cells come only from other living cells. Who came up with the cell theory?Name one idea in the cell theory. ................
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