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Introduction To Cell Biology

This summary outlines the key components of cell theory. Robert Hooke coined the term "cell" in 1665 after observing plant structures under his microscope. In the 1830s, scientists Schleiden and Schwann proposed that plants and animals

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Introduction To Cell Biology

This summary outlines the key components of cell theory. Robert Hooke coined the term "cell" in 1665 after observing plant structures under his microscope. In the 1830s, scientists Schleiden and Schwann proposed that plants and animals

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Introduction to Cell Biology

GBIO
The Cell as
the Basic
Unit of Life
Introduction to Cells

The cell is the smallest unit of structure and function of all living
organisms. A cell is also the basic unit of life, with single-celled
organisms present on this planet for over 3.5 billion years.
Most plant and animal cells are between 1 and 100 µm
Cell biology is the field of biology that studies cells.
Molecular biology concerns itself with understanding the
interactions between the various systems of a cell, including the
relationships between DNA, RNA and proteins.
Organisms may either be:
Unicellular

Multicellular
Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Father of Microscopy
constructed the first simple
microscope.
He was able to study the
structure of bacteria, protozoa,
spermatozoa, and red blood
cells.
Robert Hooke
 In 1665, coined the term “cell”
1838 - Matthias Schleiden
 A botanist who concluded that all plants are
made of cells.
In1839, Theodore Schwann proposed that all animals were
also made up of cells.
Rudolph Virchow

 all cells arise from pre-


existing cells.
Modern Cell Theory

1)All organisms are made up of cells;


2) All cells arise from pre-existing cells;
3)The cell is the structural and functional
unit of all living things;
Diversity of Cells
 Different cells within a single organism can come in a variety of
sizes and shapes.

 The need to be able to pass nutrients and gases into and out of
the cell sets a limit on how big cells can be. The larger a cell
gets, the more difficult it is for nutrients and gases to move in
and out of the cell.

 The variety of cell shapes seen in prokaryotes and eukaryotes


reflects the functions that each cell has, confirming the
structure-function relationship seen throughout biology
Introduction to Cell Structures and Function

Cells share the same needs: the need to get energy from their
environment, the need to respond to their environment,
and the need to reproduce. Cells must also be able to separate their
relatively stable interior from the ever-changing
external environment.

A cell’s function is usually directly related to its structure; this is


known as the structure-function relationship.
Two types of cell

Cell can be classify according to:


Eukaryotic cells (plants, animals, fungi, and
protozoa)
Prokaryotic cells (bacteria and blue-green algae)
All cells, whether from a simple bacterium or a cell from a large
whale, have a few things in common. These are:
• a cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane)
• cytoplasm
• ribosomes
• DNA (genetic information)
The Discovery and the Binding Mechanisms of Life

Direction: Tell whose scientist gave the following


statements.

1.Thousands of tiny empty chambers in a cork are called cell.


2.All plants are made up of cells.
3.All animals are made up of cells.
4.Tiny living organisms are observed
5.All cells come from pre-existing cells
Complete the three basic components of the cell theory
by arranging these words in a proper order.

1.ORGANISMS OF CELLS ARE ALL


MORE LIVING COMPOSED OR ONE
2. OF BASIC CELL THE IS UNIT
LIFE

3. COME CELLS PRE-EXISTING


ALL FROM CELLS

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