Lesson 2: Introduction to Cell / Term 2

Who first discovered and named “cells” by observing cork under a microscope?

• Robert Brown

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolf Virchow

• Theodor Schwann

Who discovered the nucleus in plant cells?

• Robert Hooke

• Robert Brown

• Matthias Schleiden

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Who proposed that all living things are made up of cells?

• Schwann and Schleiden

• Hooke and Virchow

• Brown and Hooke

• Pasteur and Darwin

Who stated that all cells come from pre-existing cells?

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Brown

Which scientist coined the term “cell”?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolf Virchow

• Robert Brown

What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?

• Tissue

• Cell

• Organ

• Organ system

The cell theory states that all living things are made up of:

• Tissues

• Cells

• Organs

• Molecules

The cell theory states that all cells come from:

• Non-living materials

• Pre-existing cells

• Chemical reactions

• Dead tissues

Which of the following does NOT have a true nucleus?

• Animal cell

• Plant cell

• Bacterial cell

• Fungal cell

Cells without membrane-bound organelles are called:

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes

• Unicellular

• Multicellular