4/9 Cell Theory

There are three tenets of the Cell Theory. Which of the following is NOT a tenet?

• Cells are the basic structure and function of life.

• All living things are made of one or more cells.

• The cell is the basic unit of matter.

• All cells come from preexisting cells.

Cells that are only made of ___ cell are called unicellular.

An organism made of only one cell is called _____ .

• Eukaryotic

• Mutlicellular

• Monocellular

• Unicellular

Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

• all cells come from preexisting cells
• bacteria are prokaryotic cells
• eukaryotic cells are complex
• humans are multicellular

Cell theory states that...

• cells are the basic building block of life

• cells are cool

• cells are microscopic

• cells cannot be destroyed

Cells are often called "the ____ of life."

• bread
• road map
• building blocks
• meaning

What type of organisms does the cell theory apply to

• bacteria

• multicellular organisms

• plants and animals

• all of the above

All organisms are made of:

• organelles
• cytoplasm
• DNA
• cells

All existing cells are produced by other

• living cells
• dead cells
• atom cells
• animal cells

This is the most basic unit of life

• atom
• cell
• nucleus
• DNA