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NORTHERN LUZON ADVENTIST COLLEGE

“THE SCHOOL THAT PREPARES FOR LIFE”


Artacho, Sison, Pangasinan
A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUITION
Accredited – ACSCU – AAI

Telefax: (075) 567-2627; E-mail Address: info@nlac.edu.ph; Web Site: www.nlac.edu.ph

CHAPTER 1 2. The cell is the basic unit of structure for all


living organisms.
LESSON 1: The Cell: Basic Principle and Theory
• In 1845, Carl Heinrich Braun revised the cell
OBJECTIVE theory with his interpretation that cells are the
• Explain the postulate of the Cell Theory basic unit of life.

REQUIRED READING • In 1855, Rudolf Virchow, concluded that Omnis


• General Biology, pp. 1-4 cellula e cellula “cells only arise from other cells”.

DISCUSSION • The modern version of the cell theory includes


several new ideas that reflect the knowledge
Cell Theory Timeline that has been gained since the mid-1800s. these
• The original Cell Theory, states that the cell is the include the knowledge that energy flows within
basic structural and functional unit of living cells, hereditary information is passed from cell
organism and all cells come from other cells. The to cell and cells are made of the same basic
scientists Matthias Schleiden and Theodor chemical components.
Schwann are credited with establishing the cell
theory in 1839. However, there was a lot of work INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING
done over the previous centuries which paved • Hebrews 11:3
the way. “By faith we understand that the universe was
created by the word of God, so that what is seen
1600s was not made out of things that are visible.”

• In 1665, Robert Hooke, looked at a thin slice of REFERENCES


cork under the microscope and saw a Book
honeycomb structure made up of small • Dela Peña, JR. R. Gracilla, D. and Pangilinan, C.
compartments he called “cells”. (2016). General Biology. JFS Publishing Services

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek, 1st person to see living Website


cells under a microscope. • https://biologydictionary.net/cell-theory-
timeline/#:~:text=From%20the%20years%20183
• In 1670, Leeuwenhoek significantly improved 8%2D1839,made%20of%20cells%20as%20well.
the quality of microscope lenses to the point that • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpBylwH
he could see the single-celled organisms that 9DU&t=12s
lived in a drop of pond water. He called these
organisms “animalcules”, which means
“miniature animals”.

1800s
• From the years 1838-1839, Mathias Schleiden
proposed the 1st foundational belief about cells,
that all plant tissues are composed of cells.

• Theodor Schwann concluded that all animals


tissues were made of cells as well.

• Schwann blended both statements into one


theory:

1. All living organisms consists of one or more


cells.

Prepared by:
Christopher L. Cabradilla, RN, LPT, MAED
General Biology 1 Teacher

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