Unit 3 section 1

Who created the first Compound Microscope

• Robert Brown

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

Answer explanation

Zacharias Janssen created the first compound microscope in 1595

When did Zacharias Janssen create the first compound microscope

Answer explanation

Zacharias Janssen created the first compound microscope in 1595

Who coined a new meaning for the word cell?

• Robert Brown

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

Answer explanation

In 1665, Robert Hooke created a new meaning to the word cell while looking at a cork from an oak tree he thought they look like the cells of a monastery

When did Robert Hooke coin a new meaning for the word cell?

Answer explanation

In 1665, Robert Hooke created a new meaning to the word cell while looking at a cork from an oak tree he thought they look like the cells of a monastery

Who was the first to improved on the microscope?

• Robert Brown

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

Answer explanation

Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to improve the microscope in 1674 he was also one of the first to living organisms from lake water

When did Anton van Leeuwenhoek improve on the microscope?

Who observed a nucleus inside the cells of orchid plants

• Robert Brown

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

When did Robert Brown become the first to see the nucleus

Who said that all plants are made of cells

• Robert Brown

• Rudolf Virchow

• Theodor Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

Answer explanation

In 1838, Matthias Schleiden said all plants were made of cells

When did Matthias Schleiden say all plants are made of cells