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Cell Theory and Its History

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 19mins

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1.

  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.

2.

    Who named the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Redford

c)

Robert Smith

d)

Robert DeNiro

3.

Which scientist realized that, by studying samples under a microscope, all animals are made up of cells?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Remak

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Isaac Newton

4.

Which scientist looked at dental scrapings & pond water and called the single-celled organisms "animalcules"?

a)

Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hooke

c)

Pasteur 

d)

Virchow

5.

  Who said that all plants are made of cells?

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Van Leeuwenhoek 

d)

Pasteur 

6.

Who wrote a book that said that cells come from other cells like them?

a)

Virchow

b)

Pasteur 

c)

Hooke

d)

Van Leeuwenhoek

7.

What is NOT part of the modern cell theory?

a)

all cells contain a nucleus 

b)

metabolism (processing energy) occurs in cells

c)

genetic (hereditary) info is passed from one cell to another

d)

all cells have the same basic composition (a cell membrane, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, ribosomes, etc).

8.

  Which invention was the most important thing that helped scientists develop the cell theory?

a)

compound light microscope

b)

petri dish

c)

scanning electron microscope

d)

dissection tools

9.

While looking at cork, Hooke observed box-shaped structures, which he called “cells” because...

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10.

List the three parts of the cell theory in order

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11.

According to the Modern Cell Theory: _________ flow occurs within cells.

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12.

According to the Modern Cell Theory: Hereditary Information, _______ is passed on from one cell to the next cell

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13.

According to the Modern Cell Theory: All cells have the same basic __________ composition.

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