WorksheetsCell Theory and Its History
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 19mins
There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?
All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.
Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
Who named the cell?
Robert Hooke
Robert Redford
Robert Smith
Robert DeNiro
Which scientist realized that, by studying samples under a microscope, all animals are made up of cells?
Rudolf Virchow
Robert Remak
Theodor Schwann
Isaac Newton
Which scientist looked at dental scrapings & pond water and called the single-celled organisms "animalcules"?
Van Leeuwenhoek
Hooke
Pasteur
Virchow
Who said that all plants are made of cells?
Schleiden
Schwann
Van Leeuwenhoek
Pasteur
Who wrote a book that said that cells come from other cells like them?
Virchow
Pasteur
Hooke
Van Leeuwenhoek
What is NOT part of the modern cell theory?
all cells contain a nucleus
metabolism (processing energy) occurs in cells
genetic (hereditary) info is passed from one cell to another
all cells have the same basic composition (a cell membrane, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, ribosomes, etc).
Which invention was the most important thing that helped scientists develop the cell theory?
compound light microscope
petri dish
scanning electron microscope
dissection tools
While looking at cork, Hooke observed box-shaped structures, which he called “cells” because...
List the three parts of the cell theory in order
According to the Modern Cell Theory: _________ flow occurs within cells.
According to the Modern Cell Theory: Hereditary Information, _______ is passed on from one cell to the next cell
According to the Modern Cell Theory: All cells have the same basic __________ composition.
