Copy of The Cell Theory.ppt

Multiple Choice

The basic unit that makes up all living things is called ____.

• cells

• unicellular

• organelle

• organism

Multiple Choice

A single celled organism is called _____.

• cell

• unicellular

• organelle

• multicellular

Multiple Choice

When an organism is made up of more than one cell it is called ____________.

• unicellular

• organelle

• multicellular

• organism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best illustrates the scale of cells in the human body?

• A single cell can be seen with the naked eye.

• It takes about 50 cells to cover the dot on the letter 'i'.

• The average human has only a few thousand cells.

• Cells are larger than most grains of sand.

Multiple Choice

Who was the first scientist to use the term 'cell' after observing a thin slice of cork?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolf Virchow

Multiple Select

Which of the following contributed to the lack of cell advancements between the discoveries of Hooke/Leeuwenhoek and the mid-19th century?

• Belief in Spontaneous Generation

• Lack of advanced microscopes

• Limited scientific communication

• Discovery of animalcules

Multiple Choice

Which two scientists are credited with concluding that all plant and animal parts are made of cells?

• Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Louis Pasteur and Rudolf Virchow

• Matthias Schleiden and Rudolf Virchow

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of the original Cell Theory?

• All living things are made of cells.

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• All cells come from other cells.

• Cells contain hereditary information (DNA).

Multiple Choice

_________ is an instrument that makes small objects look larger.

• cell

• organisms

• microscope

• bacteria

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the scientist who provided research proving cells come from other cells?

• Hooke

• Schleiden

• Leeuwenhooke

• Virchow

Multiple Choice

Who is the scientist that studied plants under a microscope and realized all plants are made of cells?

• Hooke

• Virchow

• Schwann

• Schleiden

Fill in the Blanks

The cell contains hereditary information (

) which is passed on from cell to cell during cell division.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the scientist who studied animal cells and realized all animals are made of cells?

• Leeuwenhooke

• Schwann

• Virchow

• Hooke

Multiple Select

How did the microscope influence the development of cell theory?

• Let to them asking more questions and making more discoveries.

• Allowed scientist to investigate plants and animals in their world.

• Realized that living things are made of cells.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

___________ made his own microscope and discovered bacteria. He called them "animalcules".

• Hooke

• Leeuwenhooke

• Schwann

• Schleiden

Open Ended

What is one surprising fact you learned about cells from today's lesson?