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Cells

All living things are made of cells. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. Most cells are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Cells. The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about cells.

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Cells

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  1. All living things are made of cells. Cells are the basic units of structure andfunction in living things. Most cells are too small to be seen with the nakedeye. Cells

  2. The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about cells. A microscope is an instrument that makessmall objects look larger. Some microscopes do this by using lenses to focuslight. Invention of the Microscope

  3. A simple light microscope contains only one lens. A light microscope that has more than one lens is called a compound microscope Simple and Compound Microscope

  4. One of the first people to observe cells was Robert Hooke. In 1663, Hooke observed the structure of a thin slice of cork using a compound microscope hehad built himself Robert Hooke

  5. At about the same time, Anton van Leeuwenhoek builtsimple microscopes and used them to observe tiny objects. Leeuwenhoekcalled the single-celled organisms he saw animalcules. Anton van Leeuwenhoek

  6. 1838-1855 • In 1838, Matthias Schleiden concluded that all plants are made of cells.The next year, Theodor Schwann concluded that all animals are also made of cells. • In 1855, Rudolf Virchow proposed that new cells are formed only from existing cells. • Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow, and others helped develop the cell theory

  7. The cell theory states: All living things are composed of cells; cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things; all cells are produced from other cells. Cell Theory

  8. For a microscope to be useful, it must combine two important properties—magnification and resolution Magnification is the ability to make things look larger than they are. Microscope

  9. The lenses in light microscopesmagnify an object by bending the light that passes through them. A lens that magnifies is thicker in the center than at the edges and is called a convex lens Lens

  10. Since a compound microscope uses more than one lens, it can magnify an object more than a simple microscope. The total magnification ofa compound microscope is equal to the magnifications of the two lenses multiplied together Compound Microscope

  11. Resolution • The ability to clearly distinguish the individual parts of an object is called resolution. • Resolution is another term for the sharpness ofan image.

  12. Since the 1930s, scientists have developed different types of electron microscopes. Electron microscopes use a beam of electrons instead of light to produce a magnified image Electron Microscope

  13. Because they use tiny electrons to produceimages, the resolution of electron microscopes is much better than the resolution of light microscopes. Which Microscope is Better?

  14. Open Note Quiz • 1. What is a cell • 2. Why was the invention of the microscope helpful to us? • 3. Who was Robert Hooke? • 4.For a microscope to be useful what two important properties? • 5. What is resolution? • 6. What is the difference between a simple microscope and compound microscope?

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