Cell theory review

Discovered  plants were  composed  of cells

• Hooke
• Schleiden
• Schwann
• Virchow

Discovered  animals  were  composed  of cells

• Hooke
• Schleiden
• Schwann
• Virchow

Stated theory that all living things are composed of cells because he saw cells dividing under the microscope

• Hooke

• Schleiden

• Schwann

• Virchow

What is not part of the cell theory?

• cells are the basic unit of function in living things
• cells come from other cells
• viruses are considered living since they contain genetic material

Which historical event most directly 
contributed to the development of the cell theory?

• The development of 
  microscopes
   and higher powered 
  lenses.
• The discovery that 
  DNA is the genetic 
  material.
• The development of 
  theories of natural 
  selection on evolution of organisms.
• The discovery and 
  classification of 
  thousands of species of 
  organisms.

When the German biologist Theodor Schwann expanded the cell theory to include not only  plants but also animals, he was including 
what two areas of study?

• Entymology and 
  Anatomy
• Microbiology and 
  Limnology
• Horticulture 
  and Histology
• Botany and Zoology

The smallest unit that can carry out all 
activities associated with life is —

• the cell
• the organelle
• a tissue
• the atom

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According to the cell theory —

• animals are composed
   of cells, but plants are not
• all organisms are 
  composed of tissues
• the smallest unit of 
  life is an atom
• new cells arise 
  only from other cells

Who was one of the first people to observe living organisms using a microscope?

• Rudolf Virchow
• Charles Darwin
• Anton von 
  Leeuwenhoek
• Matthias Schleiden

Discovered  the cellular  composition of cork;  introduced  the  word "cell"

• Hooke
• Schleiden
• Schwann
• Virchow