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In 1663, Hooke observed the structure of a thin slice of a cork using a compound microscope HE BUILT HIMSELF.
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began to construct microscopes to observe tiny objects.
First person to see single celled organisms now called bacteris -
Concluded all plants are mad up of cells.
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concluded all animals are also made up of cells
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Proposed that new cells are formed only from existing cells.
All of the information led to the development of cell theory.
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.