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Ch. 4 - Cell Theory

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Robert Hooke

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looked at piece of cork under a microscope and compared what he saw to cellulae (“little rooms”)

#2
Front (Question)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek (2)

Back (Answer)

• looked at and described all sorts of living cells - human blood and sperm, pond water and more

#3
Front (Question)

first cell theory

Back (Answer)

“all living things are composed of living cells”

#4
Front (Question)

Rudolph Vichow (2)

Back (Answer)

• extended cell theory to also include that: “all living cells arise from pre-existing cells” (biogenic law) • prior to this life was thought to generate spontaneously from nonliving matter

#5
Front (Question)

Louis Pasteur’s Experiment - Treatment A (3)

Back (Answer)

• add nutrient broth to flasks with straight necks • sterilize the broth • leave open to air so “life” cam fall into it

#6
Front (Question)

Louis Pasteur’s Experiment - Treatment B (3)

Back (Answer)

• add nutrient broth to flasks with curved necks and cotton • sterilize the broth • leave open to air, but prevent “life” from falling into it, then remove curved piece and cotton and “life” grows

#7
Front (Question)

August Fredrich Leopold Weismann (3)

Back (Answer)

• added important component to the biogenic law: “cells living today trace their ancestry back to ancient times” • there must be a common ancestral cell • further postulated that germ-plasm was hereditary material and only changes to germ cells and not body cells could be inherited

#8
Front (Question)

current cell theory (3)

Back (Answer)

• all living things are made of cells • a cell is the smallest unit in a living thing • all cells come from other cells