Scientists of the Cell Theory

Which scientists looked at a piece cork under the microscope and coined the term "cell"?

• Robert Hooke

• Van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Brown

• Francesco Redi

The Cell Theory states...

• atoms create all matter

• living things evolve

• the cell is the backbone of all matter

• cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms

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Which of the following scientist concluded that all plants are made of cells?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Hooke

• Aristotle

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?

• All Living things are composed of one or more cells and that cells come from other cells (pre-exiting) by the process of cell reproduction.

• Cells are the basic units of structure and function of all living things.

• Cells are too small to see without a microscope.

• Cells contain specialized structures to perform functions necessary for life

Which scientist proposed that all cells come from preexisting cells?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolf Virchow

• Matthias Schleiden

Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?

• Rudolf Virchow
• Matthais Schleiden
• Robert Hooke
• Theodor Schwann

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Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria (animalcules) under a microscope?

• Anton van Leuwenhoek

• Matthais Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

Which scientist disproved the "Theory of Spontaneous Generation?"

• John Needham

• Robert Brown

• Louis Pasteur

• Louis Pasteur

Which scientist(s) put two lenses together on a tube considered the first microscope

• John Needham

• Robert Hooke

• Jansenn Brother

• Theodore Schwann

Which scientist saw the first nucleus?

• Robert Brown

• Robert Hooke

• Theodore Schwann

• Matthais Schleiden