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7.12F The Cell Theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ is credited with being the first scientist to observe cork cells.

a)

Leewenhoek

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Hooke

2.

An organism made of only one cell is called _____ .

a)

eukaryotic

b)

multicellular

c)

unicellular

d)

prokaryotic

3.

Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from preexisting cells

b)

bacteria are prokaryotic cells

c)

humans are multicellular

d)

eukaryotic cells are complex

4.

What tool do you use to view the cells?

a)

metric ruler

b)

microscope

c)

centrifuge

d)

pipette

5.

Cell theory states that -

a)

cells are microscopic

b)

cells are cool

c)

cells are the basic building block of life

d)

cells cannot be destroyed

6.

This scientist concluded that animals are made of cells:

a)

Hooke

b)

Leeunwenhoek

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

7.

This scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells:

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

8.

This scientist concluded that plants are made of cells:

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

9.

A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the cell theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?

a)

Plants have cells but animals do not.

b)

They both come from the same kind of cell.

c)

They are both made of one or more cells.

d)

They both come from a non-living organism.

10.

Leeuwenhoek discovered something very odd when he looked a the gunk on his teeth. What did he discover?

a)

cells

b)

cavities

c)

influenza

d)

bacteria