Discovering Cells

What is the smallest unit of life?

• Cell

• Atom

• Molecule

• Organ

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Who was the English scientist that named cells?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

What did Robert Hooke observe under his microscope that led him to name cells?

• Cork

• Pond water

• Plant leaves

• Insects

What was the significance of Robert Hooke's book 'Micrographia'?

• It was the first book to include illustrations of plants and insects as viewed through a microscope.

• It was the first book to describe the structure of atoms.

• It was the first book to explain the theory of relativity.

• It was the first book to map the human genome.

What conclusion did Schleiden and Schwann make about cells?

• All organisms are made up of one or more cells.

• Cells are only found in plants.

• Cells are only found in animals.

• Cells are not important for life.

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Cell existence was unknown until the invention of what?

• bacteria

• telescope

• microscope

Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
• 
  Robert Hooke
• Albert Einstein 
• 
  Matthias Schleiden