Cells

Which of the following constitute the cell theory?

• All cells come from pre-existing cells

• Cells are all prokaryotic

• Cells are the building block of life

• All living things are made of cells

• Cells spontaneously arise

Why are cells so small?

• to be able to fit through small areas

• to retain a greater surface area than volume to maximize efficiency

• cells are not small

• to increase the time it takes to move nutrients in or out of the cell

Which scientist do we credit with naming the cell?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

Which scientist do we credit with realizing that all animals are made of cells?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

Which scientist do we credit with realizing that all plants are made of cells?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

Which scientist do we credit with being the first to visualize "wee little beasties" or "animolecules" under a microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

Which type of microscope would allow you to see a 3D image of a specimen?

• transmission electron microscope

• light microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• lasers

Which type of microscope would allow you to see mainly the cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm of a cell?

• transmission electron microscope

• light microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• lasers

Which type of microscope would allow you to see the details of the inside of organelles?

• transmission electron microscope

• light microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• lasers

Choose the qualities that all cells share, regardless of whether they are prokaryotic or eukaryotic

• DNA

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• ribosomes