The document discusses the cell theory and its development. It explains that Robert Hooke first observed cells in 1665 when examining cork under a microscope. Anton van Leeuwenhoek later observed single-celled organisms. The cell theory was developed in the 1830s-1840s and states that: 1) All living things are made of one or more cells, 2) The cell is the basic unit of life, and 3) New cells are produced from existing cells. Matthias Schleiden, Theodore Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow contributed evidence supporting the three main points of the cell theory.
The document discusses the cell theory and its development. It explains that Robert Hooke first observed cells in 1665 when examining cork under a microscope. Anton van Leeuwenhoek later observed single-celled organisms. The cell theory was developed in the 1830s-1840s and states that: 1) All living things are made of one or more cells, 2) The cell is the basic unit of life, and 3) New cells are produced from existing cells. Matthias Schleiden, Theodore Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow contributed evidence supporting the three main points of the cell theory.
The document discusses the cell theory and its development. It explains that Robert Hooke first observed cells in 1665 when examining cork under a microscope. Anton van Leeuwenhoek later observed single-celled organisms. The cell theory was developed in the 1830s-1840s and states that: 1) All living things are made of one or more cells, 2) The cell is the basic unit of life, and 3) New cells are produced from existing cells. Matthias Schleiden, Theodore Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow contributed evidence supporting the three main points of the cell theory.
The document discusses the cell theory and its development. It explains that Robert Hooke first observed cells in 1665 when examining cork under a microscope. Anton van Leeuwenhoek later observed single-celled organisms. The cell theory was developed in the 1830s-1840s and states that: 1) All living things are made of one or more cells, 2) The cell is the basic unit of life, and 3) New cells are produced from existing cells. Matthias Schleiden, Theodore Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow contributed evidence supporting the three main points of the cell theory.
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Quarter1 Week1
Biology Cell Theory
Your Objective:
Content Standard: Cell theory
Performance Standard: Construct a 3D model of a plant/animal/ recyclable materials Learning Competency: Explain the postulates of the cell theory References: General Biology 1 ( Faltado, Ruben, Paz, de Leon, Reneecilia & Lopez, Merle, 2017) pp: 5-32 General Biology 1 (Rea, Maria Angelica, Dequillo, Mary Zugar & Chua, Jenny Lyn, 2017) p:1-36
Let’s engage!
Activity 1
What is cell?
_______________________________________________________ Do all living things need cell?
_______________________________________________________ In your own words what is cell theory?
_______________________________________________________ Based on your own understanding, why do you need to study cell theory?
The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, which can be found to be described in his book Micrographia. In this book, he gave 60 ‘observations’ in detail of various objects under a coarse, compound microscope. One observation was from a very thin slices of bottle cork. Hooke discovered a multitude of tiny pores that he named cells. This came from the Latin word cella, meaning ‘ a small room’ and celllulae, which means the six–sided cell of a honeycomb.
Robert Hooke (1665)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek is another scientist who saw these cells soon after Hooke did. He made use of a microscope containing improved lenses that could magnify objects almost 300-fold, or 270x. Under these microscopes, Leeuwenhoek found motile objects. In a letter the Royal Society on October 9 , 1967, he stated that motility is a quality of life , therefore. These were living organisms. Leeuwenhoek named these “animalcules”, which included protozoa and other unicellular organisms like bacteria.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
(1674)
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The cell theory is one of the basic principles of Biology. Credits for developing cell theory is usually given to two scientist: Theodore Schwann (1810-1882) and Matthias Jakob Schleiden (1804-1881). While Rudolf Virchow contributed to the theory, he is not as credited for his attributions. In 1838, Schleiden suggested that every structural part of a plant was made up of cells or the result of cells . He also suggested cells were made by crystallization process either within other cells or from the outside.
Matthias Schleiden Rudolf Virchow
(1838) (1855)
However, this was not an original idea of Schleiden . He claimed this theory as his own , although Barthelemy Dumortier had stated it years before him. This crystallization process is no longer accepted with modern cell theory. In 1839, Theodor Schwann stated that along with plants , animals are composed of cells or the product of cells in their structures. This was a major advancement in the field of Biology since little was known about animal structure up to this point compared to plants . From these conclusions about plants and animals, two of the three tenets of cell theory were postulated:
Theodor Schwann (1839)
1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
2. The cell is the most basic unit of life 3. All cells arise only from pre-existing cells
The three postulates of the cell theory offer the basis on how an object is considered as a
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living thing. All living things are fundamentally made up of cell this entails no exception no matter how simple or complex that organism is or to what environment it is exposed to or what course of evolution it has gone through. An organism can be unicellular (one-celled) or multicellular. A single-celled organism can be perform all the essential functions which enable it to grow, survive, and reproduce. Multicellular organisms are more complex in structure and function but mechanism on how it is able to live is still the same with the simple life forms. Strongly related to this is the second postulate which state that the cell is the basic unit of life. The cell operates similar to a complete machine which has many compartments that perform different but interrelated and interconnected functions. The cell is a completely functional entity that possess characteristics which distinguish it from inanimate objects. Finally, all cells come from pre-existing cells, which signifies that cells cannot be spontaneously created but it will always be product of reproduction from a pre-existing cell (Mazzarello, 1999).
Let’s explore!
Activity 2
Directions: Test your comprehension on the concept read, answer the
following questions:
1. What theory did these scientists provide evidence for?
2. Tiny living organism s are observed (1676) ___________________________
3. All plants are made up of cells (1889) _________________________________
4. All animals are made up cells (1839)
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5. All cells come from pre-existing cells (1858) ___________________________
Directions: Complete the three basic components of the cell theory by arranging these words in proper order. Write your constructed sentence on the space 1. ORGANISMS OF CELLS ARE ALL MORE LIVING COMPOSED OR ONE
Directions: Read each statement carefully and encircle the letter of the
correct answer
1. Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them name? A. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek B. Robert Hooke C. Theodor Schwann D. Matthias Schleiden
2. He discovered that all structural parts of plant were made of cells, which contributed to the development of the cell theory. A. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek B. Robert Hooke C. Theodor Schwann D. Matthias Schleiden
3. He advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from other cells. A. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek B. Rudolf Virchow C. Theodor Schwann
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D. Robert Hooke
4. This structure serves as the outer boundary of the eukaryotic cell.
A. flagella B. cytoskeleton C. cell membrane D. capsule
5. Unlikes eukaryotes, prokaryotes do not have?
A. DNA B. cytoplasm C. cell walls D. a membrane bound nucleus
6. ALL of the following are main components of the cell theory, EXCEPT? A. cell must contain DNA B. all living things are made of cells C. cells can only come from other cells D. cells are basic unit of life
7. Rudolf Virchow’s observations helped to disprove was commonly held belief of the time___ A. evolution B. the existence of molecules C. spontaneous generation D. atomic models
8. The word cyto means:
A. cell B. dark C. jelly D. small
9. Tiny structures that carry out cell functions are collectively called_______ A. animalcules B. organelles C. tissues D. ribosomes
10. Which technology essential for the development of the cell theory? A. telescopes B. antiseptics C. microwaves D. microscopes
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Let’s extend!
Look out on your surroundings, observe the different living things. List down the cell
parts or organelles that present in those living things.
