Cell Theory Quiz

Complete each part of cell theory with the correct word: All living organisms are composed of one or more ______.

• atoms

• molecules

• cells

• tissues

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Which scientist was the first to see cells under a microscope and give them a name?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Which scientist stated that all plants were made of cells?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolph Virchow

• Robert Hooke

Which scientist stated that all animals were made of cells?

• Rudolph Virchow

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which scientist contributed the third part of cell theory, that all cells come from other cells?

• Rudolph Virchow

• Robert Hooke

• Hans Janssen

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Improvement of the ______ was essential for the development of cell theory.

• telescope

• microscope

• stethoscope

• periscope

Genetic material (______ ) is passed from cell to cell.

• RNA

• DNA

• ATP

• RNA

Which scientist discovered the first microscopic organisms by looking at pond water?

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Theodor Schwann

What was Robert Hooke looking at under a microscope that later led to the discovery of living cells?

• leaves

• slivers of cork

• pond water

• insects

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Complete each part of cell theory with the correct word: The cell is the basic unit of ______.

• life

• matter

• energy

• atoms