History of Cells

The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover

• plants.

• skin.

• animals.

• cells.

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A microscope allowed Hooke to see “tiny rectangular rooms,” which he called

• organs

• cells

• bacteria

• microbes

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Who was the scientist to use the early compound microscope to look at cork slices and coined the term ‘cell’ to describe the tissue.

• Hans & Zacharias Jansen

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Francis Crick & James Watson

Who was the scientist to describe cells in a drop of pond water; first person to observe bacteria and protozoa and called it "animalcules"?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Anton van Leeuvenhoek

• Francisco Redi

• Theodore Schwann

Who was the first to observe "cells" in cork tissue?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

Who first coined the term 'cell' after observing cork under a microscope?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

Which scientist is known for observing 'animalcules' in pond water?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Francisco Redi

• Theodor Schwann

What invention was crucial for the discovery of cells?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Stethoscope

• Thermometer

Who proposed that all plants are made of cells?

• Theodor Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolf Virchow

• Louis Pasteur

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Which scientist extended the cell theory to animals?

• Theodor Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

• Rudolf Virchow

• Louis Pasteur