Here is the correct chronological order of the events outlining the development of the cell theory, numbered from earliest (1) to most recent (6):
- Hans and Zacharias Janssen created the first microscope.
- Robert Hooke was the first to use the word “cell.”
- Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed small organisms he called “animalcules.”
- Matthias Schleiden theorized that plants are made of cells.
- Theodor Schwann theorized that animals are made of cells.
- Rudolf Virchow theorized that cells come from other pre-existing cells.