Question

Where did the first cells come from?
The cell theory says they come from other cells but where did the first come from?

Answer 1

The cell theory states that all living organisms have a basic unit of structure and function, which is the cell. This was a biologically significant statement because it suggested that all living things have a common denominator. Almost 200 hundred years of research by many different scientists led to this conclusion.

The initial discovery of cells was done by Robert Hooke, an English scientist, in 1665. Hooke designed one of the first microscopes and used it to look at plant material. One specimen he examined was thinly sliced pieces of cork. By looking at the cork through the microscope, he discovered that it was made up of many small units. Hooke named these units cells and, without realizing it, he had discovered the basis of all living matter.

Hooke and other scientists observed other samples of plant material and discovered that they were also made up of cells. As more and more material was examined, scientists began to recognize a pattern. It wasn’t until 1838 that a German scientist called Matthias Schleiden stated that all plant material was made up of cells. The following year, Theodor Schwann came to the same conclusion about animals. Their findings are what have become known as the cell theory.

Answer 2

This is pretty much the only theory that there is. No one really has discovered where cells come from, so far now the cell theory is all we got.