Cell Theory

Mark Archei O. Javier

Discovery
of the Cells
1665 – Robert Hooke, English
Scientist, discovered cells while
looking at a thin slice of cork.
• He described the cells as tiny boxes
or a honeycomb.
• He thought that cells only existed in
plants and fungi.
Discovery of the Cells
1673 – Anton van Leuwenhoek looked at pond
water and saw small creatures.
• “Animalcules” – single-celled organisms
• He also observed blood cells from fish, birds,
frogs, dogs, and humans.
• Therefore, it was known that cells are found in
animals as well as plants.
Discovery of
the Cells
Francisco
Redi
Experiment
John
Needham
Experiment
Lazzaro
Spallanzani
Experiment
Louis
Pasteur’s
Experiment
Discovery of the Cells
• 19th Century Advancements
• Pasteur conclusively disproved the Theory of Spontaneous Generation
Discovery of the Cells – The Cell Theory
Discovery of the Cells – The Cell Theory
 1. All organisms are
composed of one or
The Cell more cells.
2. The cell is the basic unit
Theory of life in all living things.
3. All cells come from pre-
existing cells.
 • All known living things are made up of
cells
• The cell is the structural & functional
The unit of all living things.
• All cells come from pre-existing
Modern cells by division.
• Cells contain hereditary information
Cell that is passed from cell to cell during
cell division.
Theory • All cells are basically the same in
chemical composition.
• All energy flow of life occurs within
cells.
Exceptions of the Cell
Theory
1. Viruses are considered alive by
some, yet they are not made up
of cells. Viruses have many
features of life, but by definition
of the cell theory, they are not
alive.
Exceptions of the Cell
Theory
2. The first cell did not originate
from a pre-existing cell. There
was no exact first cell since the
definition of cell is imprecise.
Exceptions of the Cell
Theory
3. Mitochondria
and chloroplasts
have their own
genetic material
and reproduce
independently
from the rest of
the cell.
What are the contributions of
the development of Cell
Theory today?