Quiz about Cells and Cell Theory

Question 1

Sac within the cytoplasm that is full of fluid; plants have one large; stores food, water, etc.

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vacuole

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cell wall

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lysosome

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ribosome

Question 2

Gives the cell a rigid, box-like shape; outside of the cell membrane; in plants.

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

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chromatin

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cell membrane

Question 3

Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.

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cytoplasm

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ribosomes

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chloroplasts

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cell wall

Question 4

Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?

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chloroplasts

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mitochondria

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nucleus

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vacuoles

Question 5

Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?

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nucleus

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nuclear membrane

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endoplasmic reticulum

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ribosomes

Question 6

I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?

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cell membrane

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cell wall

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nucleus

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cell skin

Question 7

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

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ribosome

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mitochondria

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chloroplast

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lysosome

Question 8

I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?

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vacuole

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cytoplasm

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ribosomes

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lysosomes

Question 9

I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?

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chloroplast

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cell wall

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mitochondria

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cytoplasm

Question 10

What is this?

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endoplasmic reticulum

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mitochondria

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lysosomes

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chloroplast

Question 11

What does this structure do?

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cell's control center

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supports the cell

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converts energy to food

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makes proteins

Question 12

What is the picture

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cell wall

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ribosome

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nucleus

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mitochondrion

Question 13

All living things are made of...

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cells

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atoms

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bacteria

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plants

Question 14

Controls what enters/leaves a cell

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cell membrane

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Nuclear membrane

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

Question 15

releases energy for cells to use, most common in animal cells

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mitochondria

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ribosomes

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lysosomes

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nucleolus

Question 16

In which organelle is most of the genetic material (or DNA) of the cell is stored?

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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lysosome

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ribosomes

Question 17

Where are proteins made in the cell?

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ribosome

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Golgi Apparatus

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chloroplast

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mitosis

Question 18

Cells are the base unit and function of living things.

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True

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False

Question 19

what is the control center in a cell

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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DNA

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movement

Question 20

also known as the "powerhouse"

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mitochondria

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cell membrane

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storage

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cytoskeleton

Question 21

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

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Cell Membrane

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Mitochondria

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Cell Wall

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Nucleus

Question 22

Stores food and water for the cell.

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Vacuole

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Cytoplasm

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Cell Wall

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Nucleus

Question 23

This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure.

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Cell wall

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Cell membrane

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Chloroplast

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Nucleus

Question 24

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

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True

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False

Question 25

A cell is...

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the basic unit of structure and function in living organism

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an organism

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a basic part of everything that we see

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found only in animals, not plants

Question 26

Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

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chloroplasts and cell wall

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chloroplasts and cytoplasm

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cell wall and cell membrane

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mitochondria and nucleus

Question 27

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

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brain

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foot

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hand

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stomach

Question 28

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

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mitochondria

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vacuole

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cytoplasm

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cell membrane

Question 29

What do vacuoles do?

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storage area for cells; water storage in plants

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They actually do not have an important role

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They protect the cell

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They are the brain of the cell

Question 30

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

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Chloroplast

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Vacuole

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Mitochondria

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Cytoplasm

Question 31

If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?

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cell membrane

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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cell wall

Question 32

Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

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cell wall

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chloroplast

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mitochondria

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vacuole

Question 33

Which structures are found in every living cell?

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cell membrane and cytoplasm

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

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a cell wall and nucleus

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chloroplasts and cell wall

Question 34

What is one basic function of the vacuoles?

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storing water

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circulating oxygen

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producing food

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controlling cell processes

Question 35

All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?

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mitochondria

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chloroplasts

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nucleus

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vacuoles

Question 36

What is the function of a cell wall?

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to protect and support the cell

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to perform different functions in each cell

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to prevent water from passing through it

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to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

Question 37

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

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chloroplasts

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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vacuoles

Question 38

These are

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animal cells

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plant cells

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bacteria cells

Question 39

These are

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plant cells

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animal cells

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bacteria cells

Question 40

What creates the protein for the cell?

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Ribosomes

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Cytoplasm

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Nucleus

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Golgi bodies

Question 41

Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts as a medium for chemical reactions within the cell

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Cytoplasm

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Nuclear Membrane

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Golgi Body

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Ribosome

Question 42

"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell

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Vacuole

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Ribosomes

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Chloroplast

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Nucleolus

Question 43

Makes proteins for the cell, can be found attached to the endoplasmic reticulum or free in the cytoplasm

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Ribosome

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Cell Wall

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Golgi Body

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Cytoplasm

Question 44

Transportation network for the cell, moves materials around in the cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Lysosome

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Nuclear Membrane

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Centriole

Question 45

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

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Each cell contains a cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

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All living things are composed of cells.

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Living cells come only from other living cells.

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Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

Question 46

Which instrument is credited for helping scientists develop cell theory?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 47

This early cell theory scientist looked in a microscope and discovered "animalcules" in the gunk from his teeth and pond water.

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Leeowenhoek

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Schleiden

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Hooke

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Virchow

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Schwann

Question 48

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

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Robert Hooke

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Captain Hook

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Matthais Schleiden

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Rudolf Virchow

Question 49

What was Schleiden convinced of?

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All plants are made of cells

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All animals are made of cells

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All cells are prokaryotic

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None of the above

Question 50

Who noted that all animals are made of cells and helped write the first two parts of cell theory?

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Theodor Schwann

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Rudolf Virchow

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Robert Hooke

Question 51

Who discovered that all cells come from other living cells and had research that lead to the last major principle of cell theory?

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Rudolf Virchow

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Matthias Schleiden

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Theodore Schwann

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Robert Hooke

Question 52

These TWO scientists together helped come up with the second part of the cell theory (all LIVING things are made of one or more cells). CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS

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Schleiden

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Schwann

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Leeowenhoek

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Hooke

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Virchow

Question 53

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?

Accepted Answer

The Cell Theory

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The Theory of Gravity

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The Theory of Relativity

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The Theory of Continental Drift

Question 54

All living things are made up of...

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cells

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tissues

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organ

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organ systems

Question 55

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

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cell

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atom

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bacteria

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animalcules

Question 56

All cells -----

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come from other living cells

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come from other dead cells

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crystallize out of the air

Question 57

Cells are the basic unit of _______ and _______ of all living thing. (CHOOSE 2)

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Structure

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Function

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Plant

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Animal

Question 58

Who invented the first compound microscope?

Accepted Answer

Janssen

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Schleiden

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Leeowenhoek

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Hooke

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