Cells and Cell Theory

Who looked at living organisms in dental scrapings and pond water, and became known as "the father of microbiology?"

• Rudolf Virchow

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

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Who came up with the name "cells" while looking at a slice of cork under a microscope?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolf Virchow

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In 1838, who was the German botanist that found that all plants were made of cells?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Hooke

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In 1839, who was the German physician that added to the cell theory by finding all animals were made of cells?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

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Which German scientist published findings that all cells come from existing cells?

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolf Virchow

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

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What is NOT a part of cell theory:

• all cells come from existing cells

• all cells have a nucleus

• all living things are made of cells

• cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things

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Prokaryotes are

• bacteria

• fungi

• plants

• animals

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Prokaryotic cells do NOT have membrane bound organelles or ______________________________.

• cytoplasm

• a nucleus

• ribosomes

• DNA

Eukaryotes include fungi, plants, animals, and....

• bacteria

• protists

• archaebacteria

• eubacteria

In eukaryotic cells DNA is primarily contained within the:

• cytoplasm

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

• nucleus

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