Cell Theory Timeline

Which of the following two scientists helped develop the Cell Theory?

• Redi

• Malpighi

• Schleiden

• Schwann

(can use your timeline) The first compound microscope was developed about ________ years before the Cell Theory was created.

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 250

What theory did the scientists in the timeline create?

• The microscope theory

• The biology theory

• The cell theory

• The plant part theory

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Who first coined the term 'cell' in the context of biology?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

Which scientist is known for observing the first living cells?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Rudolf Virchow

• Louis Pasteur

What did Matthias Schleiden conclude about plant tissues?

• They are composed of cells

• They are composed of fibers

• They are composed of molecules

• They are composed of atoms

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Theodor Schwann is credited with concluding that:

• All animals are made of cells

• All plants are made of cells

• Cells arise from pre-existing cells

• Cells are the basic unit of life

Who proposed that all cells arise from pre-existing cells?

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

Which of the following is NOT a part of the original Cell Theory?

• All living things are composed of cells

• Cells are the basic unit of life

• All cells arise from pre-existing cells

• Cells contain a nucleus

In what year did Robert Hooke first describe cells?

• 1665

• 1674

• 1838

• 1855