Cell History

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The invention of the ___ made it possible for scientists to view and study the cell.

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microscope

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Who was the scientist to use the early compound microscope to look at cork slices and coined the term ‘cell’ to describe the tissue?

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Robert Hooke

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Who stated that all plant tissues are composed of cells and that the cell is the basic building block of all plants?

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Matthias Schleiden

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Who stated that all animal tissues are made of cells, adding to the Cell Theory that the cell is the basic unit of all life?

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Theodore Schwann

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Who was the scientist to describe cells in a drop of pond water; first person to observe bacteria and protozoa and called it "animalcules"?

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Anton van Leeuvenhoek

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Which scientist concluded that all cells come from existing cells?

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Rudolf Virchow

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Which of the following is NOT a cell theory?

• All non-living things are made of cells
• All cells come from pre-existing cells
• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things

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All non-living things are made of cells

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Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?

• Rudolf Virchow
• Robert Hooke
• Albert Einstein
• Matthias Schleiden

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Albert Einstein

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Which statement is a part of the cell theory? Options:

all cells come from preexisting cells

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bacteria are prokaryotic cells

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eukaryotic cells are complex

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humans are multicellular

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all cells come from preexisting cells