Cell Theory Scientists
Authored by Amy Lee
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7th Grade
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This quiz focuses on cell theory within the broader context of cell biology, targeting 7th grade middle school students. The questions assess students' knowledge of the historical development of cell theory through the contributions of key scientists including Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow. Students need to understand and memorize the specific discoveries attributed to each scientist: Hooke's initial observation and naming of cells in cork, Leeuwenhoek's discoveries of bacteria and protists through microscopy, Schleiden's work establishing that plants are made of cells, Schwann's parallel discovery for animals, and Virchow's contribution that cells arise only from existing cells. The quiz also requires students to know the three fundamental principles of modern cell theory, understand that cells are the basic structural and functional units of life, recognize the microscope as the essential tool for cell observation, and apply cell theory to distinguish living from non-living matter. Created by Amy Lee, a Science teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of foundational concepts in cell biology before moving into more complex cellular processes. Teachers can deploy this as a quick warmup activity to activate prior knowledge, use it for review sessions before unit tests, or assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning. The variety of question formats, including multiple choice and multiple select options, allows for comprehensive evaluation of student recall and application of cell theory principles. This assessment directly aligns with middle school life science standards, particularly those addressing the structure and function of cells (MS-LS1-1) and the role of cells as the basic unit of life in biological systems.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which scientist is credited with discovering that all plants are made of cell?
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Schleiden
Schwann
Virchow
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which scientist was credited with discovering cells?
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Schleiden
Schwann
Virchow
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which scientist was credited with discovering that new cells are formed only from existing cells?
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Schleiden
Schwann
Virchow
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which scientist was credited with discovering bacteria, protists, and yeast?
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Schleiden
Schwann
Virchow
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which scientist was credited with discovering that all animals are made of cells?
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Schleiden
Schwann
Virchow
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Click all 3 parts of the current Cell Theory.
All organisms are made of one or more cells
Oxygen is the basic unit of all living things.
All cells come from existing cells.
The cell is the basic unit of all living things
Water is the basic unit of all living things.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ___ is the basic unit of structure and function of organisms
atom
cell
matter
all other answers are correct
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
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