Cells & Scientists Quiz

What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things?

• Organ

• Tissue

• Cell

• Atom

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Which of the following is part of the Cell Theory?

• All living things are made of cells.

• All cells are the same.

• All cells are microscopic.

• All cells have a nucleus.

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According to the Cell Theory, where do cells come from?

• They come from air.

• They come from other cells.

• They come from the sun.

• They come from energy.

Which statement is NOT true according to the Cell Theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of life.

• All living things are made of cells.

• Cells can form from non-living matter.

• Cells only come from other cells.

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Who is credited with discovering bacteria and calling them "animalcules"?

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

• Antony van Leeuwenhoek

• Charles Darwin

What did Robert Hooke call the tiny chambers he observed under his microscope?

• Animalcules

• Cells

• Bacteria

• Organelles

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Who discovered that all animals are made of cells and proposed that all cells come from other cells?

• Antony van Leeuwenhoek

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Louis Pasteur

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Which scientist came up with the term “the cell” (because the little chambers he saw through his microscope reminded him of the cells that monks slept in)?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Louis Pasteur

• Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Which scientist developed a simple microscope and was the first to observe bacteria?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Louis Pasteur

• Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Which type of microscope uses only one lens to magnify objects, similar to a magnifying glass?

• Compound Microscope

• Simple Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)