Cell theory

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

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

The combined observations of Mattias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann and Rudolph Virchow resulted in the formation of the cell theory. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?

• All cells contain a nucleus. 
• All cells come from other living cells.
• All living organisms are made of one or more cells
•  Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.

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A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?

• Plants have cells but animals do not.
• They are both made of one or more cells. 
• They both come from the same kind of cell.
• They both come from a non-living organism.

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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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What type of cell has a nucleus? 

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic 

What type of cell does not have a nucleus?

• eukaryotic 
• prokaryotic 

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 

• prokaryotic cells 
• eukaryotic cells 

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What structures do all cells have in common?

• cytoplasm

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• cell membrane

• nucleus

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What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

• Chloroplasts

• Cell wall

• Large vacuoles

• Nucleus

• ribosomes

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Multicellular organisms are made up prokaryotic cells.

• True

• False