1.3 Cell Theory

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

• All living things have hair.
• All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
• The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
• All living things can move. 

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Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?

• The Theory of Gravity
• The Theory of Relativity
• The Cell Theory
• The Theory of Continental Drift

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What tool do you use to view the cells?

• metric ruler
• centrifuge
• microscope
• pipette

Rocks are not living because

• they never move
• they aren't needed for humans
• they are not made of cells
• they don't break down

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The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is

• a cell 
• a tissue
• an organ
• an organism

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Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
• All cells are produced from other cells.
• Only animal cells are composed of cells.
• All living things are composed of cells.

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Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

• all cells come from preexisting cells

• bacteria are prokaryotic cells

• eukaryotic cells are complex

• humans are multicellular

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The ___ is the basic unit of structure and function of organisms

• atom

• cell

• matter

• all other answers are correct

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The Cell Theory states...

• atoms create all matter

• living things evolve

• the cell is the backbone of all matter

• cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms

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Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?

• All living things are made of cells.
• The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
• Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
• All cells must come from pre-existing cells.

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