Gen Biology Quiz History of Cell Biology (Cytology)

Discovered "nucleolus" eel cells

English physicist and amature biologist who discovered tiny compartments from thin slice of cork which he called "cella" cells.

French invertebrate zoologist and evolutionist. Stated that any living body must have its part of cellular tissue or formed by such tissue.

French botanist and politician. Founder of the Science of Plant Cytology.

A german botanist discovered cells in plants and cell theory proponent.

Discovered the cell nucleus in orchid leaf cells. He also discovered the structure surrounding the nucleus which he called cytoplasm.

Swiss botanist. Discovered the cell membrane 200 years after the discovery and invention of microscopes.

A german zoologist discovered cells in animals and cell theory proponent.

Dutch anatomist and physiologist. Gave the name of cell contents as protoplasm the living substance of the cell.

A german physician contributed a premise on the cell theory as recorded in his book "Cellular Pathologie"which stated that all cells arise from pre-existing cells "Omnis cellulae e Cellula".