Cell Theory and Discoveries

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 

• atom
• cell
• molecule
• human

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A prokaryotic cell is more complex than a eukaryotic cell

• True
• False

Who was the first to describe and name cells while viewing dead plant cells?

• Hooke

• Schliden

• Schwann

• Virchow

Who proposed that all plants are made of cells?

• Hooke

• Leeuwenhoek

• Schliden

• Schwann

Who was the first person to view living cells using a simple microscope?

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek

• Hooke

• Schwann

Who proposed that all animals are made of cells?

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek

• Schwann

• Schliden

Who proposed that all cells come from pre-existing cells after viewing cell division using a microscope?

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek

• Hooke

• Schwann

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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

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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Theodore Schwann stated that: 

• All Animals are made of cells
• All Plants are made of cells
• All Living Things are made of cells
• All Eukaryotes are made of cells

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