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cell theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement is not part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells come from other cells.
b)
All living things have one or more cells.
c)
Cells are a living thing's basic unit of structure and function.
d)
All cells have a nucleus.
2.
Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Rudolph Virchow
d)
Matthias Schleiden
3.
Which scientist concluded all plants are made out of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Theodor Schwann
d)
Matthias Schleiden
4.
Which scientist concluded all animal tissues are made of cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Rudolph Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
5.
Who was the first scientist to see living cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Rudolph Virchow
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Theodor Schwann
6.
Which scientist concluded cells can only come from other cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Rudolph Virchow
d)
Theodor Schwann
7.
The organelle that is the control center of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
8.
The organelle that allows things in and out of the cell.  Also protects the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
9.
The organelle that looks like small dots.  It makes proteins.  
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek made his own version of the microscope and discovered something very odd when he looked a the gunk on his teeth. What did he discover?
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Cavities
d)
Influenza
13.
The basic unit of life is called a (n)
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
cell
d)
energy
14.
When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?
a)
It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.
b)
It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.
c)
It states that cells come from previously existing cells.
d)
 It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.
15.
Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?
a)
desert mouse
b)
human 
c)
maple tree
d)
zebra