CELL
THEORY
CELL THEORY POSTULATE
CELL THEORY has 3 postulates:
1. All organism is composed of one or
more cell;
2. The cell is basic unit of structure and
function of all organism; and
3. All cells come from pre-existing cell
All organism is composed of one or
more cell
• All organism is composed of cell; it can be an
animal or plant cell.
Scientist involved:
Theodor Schwann: Pathologist; all animal has
living cell.
Matthias Schleiden: Botanist; all plants has
living cell
The cell is basic unit of structure
and function of all organism
• Cell is the main component of all
organism
• It plays a crucial role in sustaining
life
Scientist:
Robert Hooke: father of cytology;
coined the word cell
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek: father of
microscope; animalcules
All cells come from pre-existing cell
• Biogenesis: Start of life
• Cell came from parent cell
• Cell division
Scientist involved:
Rudolf Virchow: he said that cell
came from pre-existing cell.
ORGANIZATION LEVEL OF BODY