The History of Cell Theory Quiz

Who is said to have come up with the first compound microscope?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

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

• Cells

• Fungi

• Viruses

• Bacteria

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

• Microorganism

• Animalcule

• Cell

• Bacteria

What are the three parts of cell theory? Select all three.

• All living things are composed of cells

• Not all living things are made of cells

• Cells are the basic unit of life and organization

• All cells are produced from other cells

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  Cells spontaneously combust

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Who discovered that all plants are made of cells?

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

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What did Theodor Schwann conclude about animals?

• They consist of a single cell.

• They can regenerate.

• They are made of cells.

• They are made of atoms.

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What was Rudolph Virchow's contribution to cell theory?

• Cells come from other (preexisting) cells.

• Cells can spontaneously generate.

• Cells are the smallest unit of life.

• Cells contain DNA.

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What did Leeuwenhoek call the bacteria he observed?

• Microbes

• Protozoa

• Cork cells

• Animalcules

Which invention is compared to the iPad in its time for its popularity among scientists?

• Telescope

• Thermometer

• Microscope

• Barometer

What did the observations from these scientists lead to?

• Invention of the Telescope

• Cell Theory

• Newtons Laws

• The Wright Brothers

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