Definition: States that all living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and cells
come from pre-existing cells.
Example: Combined efforts of Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow
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In biology, cell theory is the historic scientific theory. That living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure in all organisms and also the basic unit of reproduction. The three tenets to the cell theory are as described below: All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. The cell is the basic unit of life.
