Scientists
This scientist is credited with creating one of the first microscopes, which he used to study cells.
Who is Robert Hooke?
The first principle of the cell theory states that
All living things are made up of cells
These molecules make up Nucleic Acids?
what are nucleotides?
Also known as polymers, these are made up of chains of small molecules
What are macromolecules
The word cell comes from this latin word, which means small room
What is cellula
Robert Hooke, one of the first scientists to discover cells, made his discovery while examining samples from this around 300 years ago.
What is Cork?
This principle of the cell theory explains why atoms and molecules aren't considered living things
What is the cell is the smallest unit of life
These molecules make up proteins.
What are amino acids?
These are the 4 types of macromolecules found in cells
What are nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.
Vitamin A is an example of this macromolecule
what is a lipid?
This German scientist was one of the first to declare that cells come from preexisting cells.
Who is Rudolph Virchow?
Cells come from these
What are preexisting cells?
These molecules make up lipids
what are glycerol and fatty acids?
What are nucleic acids
These macromolecues contain the genetic instructions for life
What are nucleic acids
Matthias Schleiden
This refers to an idea people had before cell theory, where life magically sprung from inanimate objects
What is spontaneous generation?
These molecules make up carbohydrates
What are monosaccharides
Keratin, which is in your horns and nails, is an example of this polymer.
what is a protein?
Glucose is an example of this macromolecule
what are carbohydrates?
This German was one of the first to study animal cells
Who is Theodor Schwann?
The work of three German scientists, Schwann, Virchow, and Schleiden was used to develop this
what is the cell theory?
Cellulose is an example of this macromolecule
What are carbohydrates?
This polar universal solvent is a big part of cell composition
What is water?
Amylase, which breaks down food in your saliva, is an example of this macromolecule
what are proteins?