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chapter 1
Fundamental unit of life
key points

1. cells is the functional and structural unit of life.

2. In 1665 Robert hooke discovered dead cell in a slice of cork. (in latin word cell mean
little home)
3. dead cell was identify with the help of primitive microscope.
4. In 1674 Leeuwen Hoek discoverd living cell in pond water
5. In 1831 Robert Brown discoverd the nucleas.
6. In 1839 purkinje point the term protoplasm.
7. Two scientists schleiden in 1838 and schwann in 1839 gave the cell theory.
8. the cell theory was expanded by virchow in 1855
9. cell theory
● All plants and animals are composed of cells
● All living thngs are composed of minute units called cells
● All living arrives from pre sting cells
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cells
1. Cells vary in shape,size and Number.
2. unicellular are identified on the basis of their shape.
3. In multicellular organisims the shape of cells given upon the positions of
the body
4. example of some type of cells are muscle,blood,nerve,bone cells
5. on the basis of structure and functions there are two type of cells -
eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

Eukaryotic Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic cells are devloped Prokaryotic cells are the primitive

cells having all cell organellies cells

True nucleas is found bounded by The genetic materials in these

nuclear membrane cells lie in the direct contact with
the cytroplasm

It contains plasma Pro means before and karyons

membranebound nucleas can nucleas that means before
containing nucleas