Cells Intro Review

Cell Theory applies to:

• animal cells only
• plant cells only
• all cells
• none of the above

According to the cell theory, which of the following statements is correct?

• Viruses are true cells
• cells are unalike in structure
• Mitochondria are found only in plant cells
• cells come from preexisting cells

Which scientist first viewed cells and named them after "little rooms"?

• Robert Hooke
• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
• Matthias Schleiden
• Theodor Schwann

Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

• All living things are made of cells
• cells are the basic units of life
• all cells come from other existing cells
• everything on Earth is made of cells

which of the following contributions to cell theory was made first?

• Robert Hooke's viewing of cork cells
• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of bacteria
• Janssens' development of the compound microscope
• Virchow's statement that all cells come from preexisting cells

What describes Anton Van Leeuwenhoek's contribution to the cell theory?

• First person to view animal cells and discover bacteria
• developed compound microscope and named cells
• developed first microscope 
• named cells and discovered bacteria

Which of the following scientists did NOT directly contribute to the Cell Theory?

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
• Matthias Schleiden
• Theodor Schwann
• Rudolph Virchow

The universal genetic code could best be described as which of the following?

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• DNA
• None of the above

Of the 8 characteristics of living things, which is NOT one?

• Living things grow and develop
• Living things reproduce
• Living things respond to their environment
• all of the above are characteristics of living things

Fire is NOT considered a living thing.  What would be a reasonable explanation for this? 

• Fire does not move
• fire does not reproduce
• fire does not have DNA
• all of the above are incorrect, fire is a living thing