The Wacky History of the Cell Theory

Who is credited with coming up with the first compound microscope?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek discover by looking at dental scrapings?

• Fungi

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Cells

What term did Robert Hooke coin after observing a piece of cork under his microscope?

• Animalcule

• Bacteria

• Cell

• Microorganism

Which scientist had a tense relationship with Sir Isaac Newton?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolph Virchow

Who discovered that all plants are made of cells?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolph Virchow

• Robert Remak

What did Theodor Schwann conclude from his studies?

• All animals are made of cells

• All cells are identical

• Cells come from preexisting cells

• Cells can spontaneously generate

Which scientist is known for inventing rebreathers for firefighters?

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolph Virchow

Who originally showed that cells come from other cells, a discovery later claimed by Rudolph Virchow?

• Robert Remak

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

What was the main point of contention between Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann?

• The origin of cells

• The invention of the microscope

• The discovery of bacteria

• The structure of plant cells

What did Leeuwenhoek call the bacteria he observed?

• Cellules

• Animalcules

• Protozoa

• Microbes