Academic Bio - Cell Theory & Organelle Functions

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

• atom

• cell

• bacteria

• animalcules

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This scientist was the first to discover cells using a microscope. He was also the first to use the term "cell".

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolph Virchow

This scientist concluded that all plants are made up of cells.

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolph Virchow

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Which organelle is embedded within the nucleus and makes ribosomes?

• Nucleolus

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

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This scientist concluded that all animals are made up of cells.

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolph Virchow

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This scientist concluded that all cells come from preexisting cells after observing cells dividing.

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolph Virchow

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

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

• Living cells come only from other pre-existing cells.

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

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

Membrane bound organelles are found in

• prokaryotic cells.

• eukaryotic cells.

• both

What type of cell has a nucleus? 

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic 

The organelle that is the control center of the cell and contains nearly all of the cell’s DNA:

• Ribosome

• Centriole

• Nucleus

• Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

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