Discovery of Cells Vocabulary
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Word/Definition/Picture
For Pictures Think PICTIONARY! Picture should
make you think of the word, or capture the essence
of the definition.
Electron Microscope
Microscope that uses a beam of electrons instead of light to produce a magnified
image.
Compound Microscope
A microscope that uses more that one lense, and has greater magnification that a
regular microscope.
Resolution
The ability to clearly distinguish the individual parts of an object or image. OR, the
sharpness of an image.
Cell Theory
Widely accepted explanation of the
relationship between cells and living
things.
States that:
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All living things are composed of
cells.
Cells are the basic units of
structure and function in living
things.
All cells are produced from other
cells.
Microscope
An instrument that makes small objects look larger.
Robert Hooke
Hooke termed the
name “cells” and one
of the first people to
observe cells with a
microscope the built
himself.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch businessman who
first observed
single-celled organisms.
Schieldon, Schwan, and Virchow
Together these three
scientists are
responsible for the
development of the cell
theory.