[Biology] Cell Theory and basic structure of cell

THE CELL

• Cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.
• Cell is the smallest unit that can carry out all activities of life
• Cells act as building blocks that combine to form complex multicellular organisms.

DISCOVERY OF CELL:

• Cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665
• Robert Hooke prepared and studied a piece of cork under his self-made compound microscope.
• He observed that the cork was composed minute honey-comb shaped compartments which he termed as cells.
• The name cell was coined by Robert Hooke which was published in his work named “Micrographia”
• Cooke concluded cell to be an empty space bounded by thick walls.

DISCOVERY OF LIVING CELL:

Antony Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to observe a living cell under the microscope. He observed bacteria under his self-made microscope and laid the foundations for microbiology