Cell Theory

Who discovered and named cells? 

• Captain Hook
• Robert Hooke
• Zacharias Janssen
• Rudolf Virchow

What did Hooke first examine? 

• Pond water
• Plant cells
• Cork
• Animal fat

What did Leeuwenhoek examine?

• Cork
• Pond water
• Plant cells
• Animal fat

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What was Schleiden convinced of? 

• All plants are made of cells
• All animals are made of cells
• All cells form spontaneously
• None of the above

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Who noted that animals are made of cells and concluded that all living things are made of cells and cell products? 

• Rudolf Virchow
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Theodor Schwann
• Robert Hooke

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Who discovered that cells come from preexisting cells and whose research lead to the major principles of cell theory?

• Matthias Schleiden
• Robert Hooke
• Zacharias Janssen
• Rudolf Virchow

Which is not a part of cell theory?

• All organisms are made of cells
• All existing cells come from preexisting cells
• All matter is composed of living cells
• The cell is the most basic unit of life

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Which invention from the 17th century allowed for the development of modern cell theory?

• x-rays
• computers
• the light microscope
• the scanning electron microscope

Cell theory states:

• All living cells must have a cell wall.
•  All living cells require glucose for survival.
• The basic unit of life is a cell.
• All cells contain a nucleus

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 Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell theory?

• cells must contain DNA
• all living things are made of cells
• cells can only come from other cells
• cells are the basic unit of life