Cellular Organization and Cell Theory Notes Cell is a membrane-covered structure that contains all the necessary material for life. Unicellular- organisms that are composed of only one cell Multi-cellular- organisms that are composed of more than one cell A) Cellular Organization complex Organism Composed of 2 or more organ systems Organ System Composed of 2 or more organs Organ Composed of 2 or more tissue Tissue Composed of 2 or more cells simple Cell Basic unit of life B) History of the Cell _Rudolf_______ Matthius Schleiden says Anton Van Leeuwenhoek- __Virchow____ says that the cell is the basic looked at pond water to all living things come unit of structure in see the first _living_ from other living cells __plants___ _cells__. ______________ 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 8 1 8 8 6 7 3 8 3 3 5 5 1 5 8 9 8 Robert Hooke Robert Brown discovers discovers dead the __nucleus__ of the __Cork__ cell __cells__ Theodor Schwann says that the cell is the basic unit of structure in _animals__ C) Cell Theory These work and discoveries of these Scientist helped develop the Cell Theory. The invention and improvement of the microscope was directly involved with coming up with the theory The Cell Theory states: 1) All organisms are composed of one or more cells 2) The cell is the basic unit of life in all living things 3) All cells come from existing cells Exceptions to the Cell Theory -Where did the first cell come from? -Viruses (can’t reproduce by themselves)