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Cell Theory

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who concluded: "all Animals are made of cells"?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

e)

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

2.

Who concluded: "all cells are made from other cells"?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

e)

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

3.

Who was the first to use a microscope?

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

e)

Rudolph Virchow

4.

Who concluded that "All plants are made of cells".

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

e)

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

5.

The combined observations of Hooke, Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow & Von Leeuwenhoek helped form:

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Cell Law

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Cellular Organelles

6.

Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Louis Pasteuer

d)

Matthias Schleiden

e)

Rudolph Virchow

7.

Who observed cork & coined the word "Cell"?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Rudolph Virchow

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

e)

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

8.
Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure & function in all living things.
b)
All cells are made from other cells.
c)
Only animals are made of cells.
d)
All living things are made of cells.
9.
Which is NOT a part of cell theory?
a)
Anything that moves is made of cells
b)
All cells come from other cells
All cells come from other cells
c)
All living things are made of cells
d)
Cells are the basic units of structure & function
10.
Cell Theory states:
a)
All living cells must have a cell wall.
b)
 All living cells require glucose for survival.
c)
Cells are the basic units of life for a cell.
d)
All cells contain a nucleus
11.
 Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell theory?
a)
Cells must contain DNA
b)
All living things are made of cells
c)
Cells can only come from other cells
d)
Cells are the basic unit of life
12.
Who was the "scientist" who observed pond water and teeth scrapings in his primitive microscope?
a)
Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Schleidian
d)
Virchow
13.

Robert Hooke, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schleiden were all responsible for this:

a)

The Theory of Gravity

b)

Relativity

c)

Cell Theory

d)

Continental Drift

e)

Discovering the Nucleus

14.
When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?
a)
All cells have a nucleus which divides.
b)
All living things are made up of one or more cells.
c)
Cells come from previously existing cells.
d)
The basic units of structure & function are cells.
15.

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

a)

All living things have hair.

b)

All living things are made of cells & come from other cells.

c)

Anything that moves has cells.

d)

All living things cannot move.

e)

All things that move are alive.

16.

The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about:

a)

Plants

b)

Skin

c)

Animals

d)

Cells

e)

Planets

17.
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.
18.
There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?
a)
All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
b)
The cell is the basic unit of structure & function.
c)
Cells spontaneously arise from carbon & nutrients carried in the bloodstream.
d)
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
19.

The first part of the Cell Theory states: "What happens in Cell Theory, stays in Cell Theory."

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The best size for a cell is:

a)

Small

b)

Medium

c)

Large

d)

Submicroscopic

21.

All cells are alive?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How many cells do humans have?

a)

100 Million

b)

100 Billion

c)

200 Billion

d)

100 Trillion

23.

How many cells does the human brain have?

a)

100 Million

b)

100 Billion

c)

200 Billion

d)

100 Trillion

24.

Which cell type is older?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

25.

Which cell type is smaller?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

26.

Which cell type is more complex?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

27.

Which cell type has ring-shaped DNA?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

28.

Which cell type has a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

29.

Animals, Protists, Fungi & Plants have which cell type?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

30.

What most limits cell size?

a)

Distance

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

31.

How small are viruses?

a)

Microscopic

b)

Sub-microscopic

c)

As big as Bacteria

d)

As big as Animal Cells

32.

Because of their size, Viruses are considered:

a)

Alive

b)

Dead

c)

Life Forms

d)

Humongous

e)

Gargantuan

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