Cell Structure and Function

Who was the first person to use the term "cell" when observing cork under a microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• • Matthias Schleiden

• • Robert Hooke

• • Theodore Schwann

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek refer to the microorganisms he observed as?

• Cells

• Little Beasties

• Bacteria

• Protists

What is a key point of the cell theory?

• • All cells arise from non-living matter.

• Cells are the basic units of life.

• All organisms are multicellular.

• Cells do not contain genetic material.

Which of these is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?

• All cells are independent.
• Cells are the basic unit of living things. 
• All living things are one or more cells.
• Cells come from cells.

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Which statement is not part of the cell theory?

• All cells come from other cells.
• All living things have one or more cells.
• Cells are a living thing's basic unit of structure and function.
• All cells have a nucleus.

Check all the boxes that tell the cell theory.

• all organisms are composed of one or more cells

• all cells are the basic unit of life

• All cells are plant cells

• All cells come from pre-existing cells

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Which scientist proposed that all plants are made of cells?

• • Virchow

• • Schwann

• • Hooke

• • Schleiden

What type of organisms are heterotrophs?

• • Organisms that produce their own food

• • Organisms that consume other organisms for energy

• • Organisms that live in colonies

• • Organisms that use sunlight for energy

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Robert Hooke discovered microorganisms in a drop of water.

• True

• False

Schleiden and Schwann contributed to the idea that plants and animals are made of cells.

• True

• False