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Discovery of cell

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientist who discovered and named cell :

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Rudolf Virchow

2.

The scientist who discovered a free living cell for the first time :-

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Theodor Schwann

3.

The year in which Robert Hooke discovered cell :-

a)

1665

b)

1674

c)

1635

d)

1831

4.

The scientist who proposed that all plants consist of cells :-

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Jakob Schleiden

5.

The scientist who proposed that all cells arise from pre-existing cells :-

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Jakob Schleiden

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Purkinje

6.

The scientist who proposed that all animals and plants are made up of cells :-

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Jakob Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

7.
Who was the scientist that discovered bacteria when looking at pond water and teeth scrapings?
a)
Virchow
b)
Hooke
c)
Leeuwenhoek
d)
Schleiden
8.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
9.
"All living things are composed of cells.  Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. All cells are produced from other cells."
a)
Cell Mystery
b)
Cell Theory
c)
Cell Story
10.
The cell theory could not have been developed without the invention of the . . .
a)
Telescope
b)
Periscope
c)
Microscope