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• What is the fundamental unit of life?

  The cell
• What does the modern theory of cellular organization state?

  All living things are composed of cells
• How are new cells formed?

  By the division of pre-existing cells
• What information do cells contain for growth and development?

  Inherited information (genes)
• Where do metabolic reactions of life take place?

  Within the cells
• What type of organisms are eukaryotic cells found in?

  Multicellular organisms
• What are the characteristics of eukaryotic cells?

  Complex cells with a nucleus and organelles
• What type of organisms are prokaryotic cells?

  Single-celled organisms
• What structures do prokaryotic cells lack?

  Nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
• Who first described cells in 1665?

  Robert Hooke
• Who was the first to observe the nucleus in a plant cell?

  Robert Brown
• What did Robert Remak observe in 1852?

  Cell division in animal cells
• Who published findings on cell division in 1855?

  Rudolf Virchow
• Who was the first to observe bacteria and protoctista?

  Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• What did Matthias Schleiden propose about plant material?

  All plant material is composed of cells
• What did Jan Purkyne observe about animal tissue?

  It is composed of cells similar to plants
• Who is credited with the Universal Cell Theory?

  Theodor Schwann
• What did Louis Pasteur demonstrate in 1860?

  Bacteria grow only in exposed nutrient broth
• What theory did Pasteur's findings disprove?

  The theory of spontaneous generation