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Cell Theory

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
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.
All organisms are made of:
a)
organelles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
cells
3.
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 and organization in organisms.
c)
Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.
d)
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
4.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
pipette
5.

Robert Hooke named the small compartments that made up the cork __________after the rooms monks lived in.

a)

organelles

b)

membranes

c)

mocroscopes

d)

cells

6.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

d)

Prokaryotic

7.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacterial

d)

Prokaryotic

8.
This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Virchow
9.
This scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells:
a)
Leeunwenhoek
b)
Schleiden
c)
Schwann
d)
Virchow
10.
This scientist concluded that plants are made of cells:
a)
Virchow
b)
Schwann
c)
Schleiden
d)
Leeunwenhoek
11.
"All animals are made of cells". This fact was discovered by...
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Theodor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Rudolf Virchow
12.

Corneal transplants are usually performed using donor tissue. Researchers have discovered a technique that creates corneal tissue from a patient's own limbal stem cells. Which principle of the cell theory supports this research?

a)

Cells come from pre-existing cells.

b)

Cells are created during certain intervals

c)

Cells that are damaged repair themselves.

d)

. Cells are constantly being regenerated through cell division

13.

The current cell theory resulted from the work of many scientists. Today there is more evidence to support the cell theory. Which of the following does not support the cell theory?

a)

Specialized structures called organelles rely on each other to complete the tasks of the cell.

b)

Cells can be observed with a microscope in all humans, roundworms, mice, and pine trees.

c)

After isolating just a few bacteria on a nutrient rich agar plate overnight, millions of bacteria in colonies can be observed.

d)

The cells of strawberry plants contain cell walls made of cellulose, while the cells of mushrooms have cell walls made of chitin.