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WorksheetsThe Wacky History of the Cell Theory
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
About when did the discovery/development of microscopes begin?
(a)
What did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek do instead of buying a microscope?
He stole one.
He borrowed one from a friend.
He built his own.
He used a telescope.
From where did Leeuwenhoek discover bacteria?
The gunk between his toes.
The gunk in a dog's teeth.
The gunk in his ear.
The gunk in his teeth.
To whom was Leeuwenhoek sending mail to in England?
Why was the term “cell” used in reference to the chambers he observed in the cork? They looked like __________.
the rooms monks slept in in their monasteries.
office cubicals.
high school lockers.
cemetery plots.
What famous scientist did Robert Hooke “lock horns with”?
What did Matthias Schleiden observe?
Plant Cells
Animal Cells
Bacteria
What did Schleiden conclude?
(a) plants are made up of cells.
What did Theodore Schwann observe?
Plant Cells
Animal Cells
Bacteria
What did Schwann conclude?
(a) animal cells are made up of cells.
Where did Schleiden think cells came from?
Previous Cells
Free-Cell Formation
Where did Rudolf Virchow say cells came from?
Previous Cells
Free-Cell Formation
Who’s work did Rudolf Virchow “borrow without permission” that led to another scientist feud?
What are the 3 parts to the cell theory?
All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
The cell is the basic unit of structure.
All cells come from preexisting cells.
There are only plant and animal cells.
