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Section 1: The Diversity of Cells
Most cells
are
so small
they
can't
be
seen
by the naked eye.
So how
did
scientists
find
cells?
By accident,
that's how!
The first person
to see
cells
wasn't
even
looking
for them
.
All living things
are
made
of tiny structures
called cells.
A
cell
is
the smallest unit
that
can
perform
all the processes
necessary for life.
Because of their size,
cells
weren't
discovered
until microscopes
were
invented
in the mid-1600s.
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