Evolution of the Microscope

During which century did the evolution of the microscope begin?

• 1500's

• 1600's

• 1700's

• 1800's

Who is credited with improving the microscope in the 1600s?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Albert Einstein

By how many times could the improved microscope magnify an image?

• 100 times its original size

• 150 times its original size

• 200 times its original size

• 270 times its original size

When was the Cell Theory developed?

• 1600's

• 1700's

• 1800's

• 1900's

Which tool was crucial for the German scientists to make their discovery that contributed to the Cell Theory?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Stethoscope

• Periscope

Which of the following scientists is NOT one of the contributors to the Cell Theory?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolf Virchow

• Albert Einstein

How many principles are there in the Cell Theory?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What did Matthias Schleiden contribute to the study of plants?

• He discovered that plants need sunlight to grow.

• He found out that all plants are made up of tiny cells.

• He invented the microscope.

• He was the first to classify different plant species.

Who looked at different animals and found that each part of an animal is made up of cells?

• Louis Pasteur

• Marie Curie

• Theodor Schwann

• Charles Darwin

Identify the type of cells shown in the image.

• Muscle Cells

• Brain Cells

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells