Discovery of the Cell and Cell Theory

Who was the first to describe and name cells while viewing dead plant cells?

• Hooke

• Schliden

• Schwann

• Virchow

Who proposed that all plants are made of cells?

• Hooke

• Leeuwenhoek

• Schliden

• Schwann

Who was the first person to view living cells using a simple microscope?

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek

• Hooke

• Schwann

Who proposed that all animals are made of cells?

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek

• Schwann

• Schliden

Who proposed that all cells come from pre-existing cells after viewing cell division using a microscope?

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek

• Hooke

• Schwann

Which of the following are statements of the cell theory? (choose all that apply)

• All living things are made of cells.

• All living things have DNA inside a nucleus.

• Cells are the basic unit of life.

• Cells come from other living cells.

• All living things require energy.

Have a nucleus

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Both

Do not have organelles with membranes

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Both

Have ribosomes

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Both

Have a cell membrane

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Both