Cell Discovery and Theory

What is a cell?

• A room

• The smallest unit that can perform all life processes

• Something that is abiotic

• What happens during photosynthesis

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What invention made the discovery of cells possible?

• The lightbulb

• The phonograph

• The kinetoscope

• The microscope

Which one of these people discovered cells?

• George Washington

• Robert Hooke

• Captain Hook

• Robert Redford

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What material did the discoverer of cells look at first?

• Bacteria

• Animalcules

• Cork

• Microbes

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Which one of these is part of cell theory?

• Cells operate through blinks and clicks

• All organisms are made of one or more cells

• All cells are made of organisms

• If you can't see cells, then they don't exist

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Which one of these is another part of cell theory?

• The cell is a procedure done by an orthodontist

• The cell is what happens when you cook hot dogs for too long

• The cell is a new Netflix documentary

• The cell is the basic unit of all living things

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Which one of these is another part of cell theory?

• All cells come from existing cells

• All cells come from photosynthesis

• All cells come from Canada

• All cells come from Tennessee

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Before the Cell Theory, spontaneous generation was a widely accepted idea. Spontaneous generation was the idea that living things could be produced by non-living things. Which part of the cell theory BEST contradicts spontaneous generation?

• All living things are made of cells.

• Cells can form from decaying matter.

• Cells come from pre-existing cells.

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in organisms.

The Dutch draper who looked at pond scum and observed tiny aquatic organisms he called "animalcules."

• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
•  Rudolf Virchow

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"All living things are composed of cells.  Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. All cells are produced from other cells."

• Cell Mystery
• Cell Theory
• Cell Story

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