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1. The Cell Theory
2. Research contributions to the Cell Theory.
3. Features Unique to Prokaryotic Cells
4. Features Unique to Eukaryotic Cells
5. Features Unique to Plant Cells
6. Features Unique to Animal Cells
7. Features that All Cells have in Common

Centrioles are present to aid in cell division.

DNA is kept safe in a membrane-bound nucleus.

Theodor Schwann determined that all animals are made of cells.

All living things are composed of cells

Robert Hooke discovered and named cells by observing slices of cork

Ribosomes build proteins out of DNA code.

DNA in the form of circular chromosomes

A cell membrane creates a boundary between the inside of a cell and it's environment.

Small, numerous vacuoles spread throughout the cytoplasm.

A rigid cell wall made of cellulose.

Some form of DNA is present, although it may be in different shapes.

DNA in the form of linear chromosomes.

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

Rudolf Virchow determined all new cells are produced from pre-existing cells.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered microscopic organisms by observing pond water.

The invention of the microscope allows scientists to see cells for the first time.

Matthias Schleiden determined that all plants are made of cells.

Cells structures "float" in the cytoplasm.

A large, central vacuole full of water.

New cells come from pre-existing cells.

Cytoskeleton fibers shape and organize the layout of the cell.

DNA floats freely in a region called the nucleoid

Contains Membrane-bound Organelles.

Chloroplasts are present, turning sunlight into energy.