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WorksheetsThe Cell Theory
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic points of Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made of cells.
b)
The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
c)
Cells are too small to see without a microscope.
d)
All cells must come from pre-existing cells.
2.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
3.
He coined the term "cell" after observing cork cells under his compound light microscope.
a)
Robert Plant
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
M
4.
Which organelle is a semi-permeable boundary?
a)
cell wall
b)
plasma membrane
c)
mitochondria
d)
none of the above
5.
Who was the "scientist" who observed pond water and teeth scrapings in his microscope?
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeuwenhoek
c)
Schleidian
d)
Virchow
6.
Why are you bigger than a first grader?
a)
You have bigger cells.
b)
You have more cells
c)
You have older cells
d)
You lift weights
7.
In order to sustain life, all cells must...
a)
Extract energy from food
b)
Remove waste
c)
Exchange gas
d)
All of the above
8.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Matthias Schleiden
Matthias Schleiden
9.
In order to sustain life, all cells must...
a)
Extract energy from food
b)
Respond to stimuli
c)
Grow/Reproduce
d)
All of the above
10.
Who said... "New cells are produced from existing cells"?
a)
Virchow
b)
Schlieden & Schwann
c)
Hooke
d)
Bill Nye
11.
Which is NOT part of the Cell Theory
a)
New cells are produced from existing cells
b)
All living things are composed of cells
c)
Only eukaryotic cells have a nucleus
d)
Cells are the basic unit of structure & function in living things
12.
Who said... "All living things are composed of cells"?
a)
Virchow & Schleiden
b)
Schleiden & Schwann
c)
Schwann & Virchow
d)
Hooke & Virchow
13.
What characteristic is shared by ALL cell types?
a)
Can photosynthesize
b)
Have a nucleus
c)
Have DNA
d)
Can move on their own
14.
German scientist that discovered that all animals were composed of cells.
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
15.
This scientist used a microscope to observe a cork. He discovered tiny compartments and called them "cells".
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Zacharias Jansen
16.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
17.
Rocks are not living because ______.
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
18.
For generations, people believed in "spontaneous generation." Spontaneous generation is the idea that . . . .
a)
..... all living things are made of cells
b)
... all cells come from other cells.
c)
living things could "generate" from non-living matter.
d)
cells are the basic unit of structure and function
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