7th grade 1st six weeks

The _______ is the smallest structural and functional unit of a living thing. (this will be matching on the test)

• cell

• metabolism

• nutrition

• defense

Which choice is NOT part of the cell theory.

• All organisms are composed of cells.

• Cells are the basic unit of life.

• All cells come from previous cells.

• Cells are always the same size and shape.

Microscopes help us see very small objects like cells in detail.

• True

• False

This scientist concluded that animals and, in fact, all living things are made of cells:

• Hooke
• Leeunwenhoek
• Schleiden
• Schwann

This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:

• Hooke
• Leeunwenhoek
• Schleiden
• Virchow

This scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells:

• Leeunwenhoek
• Schleiden
• Schwann
• Virchow

This scientist concluded that plants are made of cells:

• Virchow
• Schwann
• Schleiden
• Leeunwenhoek

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