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Cell Theory

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the parts of the cell theory? Select ALL that apply.

a)

All cells come from preexisting cells.

b)

All living things are composed of cells.

c)

Animal cells are more advanced than plant cells.

d)

Cells are the basic unit of life.

e)

Cells can only be seen with a microscope.

2.

Which characteristic does not apply to all cells?

a)

smallest structural unit of an organism

b)

contains a nucleus

c)

comes from other cells

d)

has cytoplasm enclosed by a membrane

3.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

tree

fungi

flower

bacteria

human

rocks

lightning

snow

water

diamond

Living; have cells
Not Living: don't have cells
4.

Match the following definition to its cell function.

protection against enemies

defense

chemical reactions inside the cell
growth
keeping conditions inside an organism balanced
homeostasis

perceiving and responding to changes in the environment.

metabolism
increasing in size

response

5.

Who coined the phrase cell?

a)
Marie Curie
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Robert Hooke
6.

Who improved the microscope to see single-celled organisms and

red blood cells.

a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Marie Curie
d)
Galileo Galilei
7.

What two scientiests collaborated and compared animal and plant cells?

a)
Marie Curie and Charles Darwin
b)
Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
c)
Galileo Galilei and Nikola Tesla
d)
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
8.

Who stated that all cells come from other cells?

a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Marie Curie
d)
Albert Einstein
9.

Has no nucleus.

a)
Plant cells
b)
Prokaryotic cells
c)
Animal cells
d)
Eukaryotic cells
10.

Has a nucleus

a)
bacteria
b)
eukaryotic cell
c)
virus
d)
prokaryotic cell
11.

What is one reason why cell theory is important in science?

a)

It describes the structure and function of cells as the basis of life.

b)
It explains the process of photosynthesis in plants.
c)
It details the history of scientific discoveries.
d)
It describes the chemical composition of DNA.
12.

Organize these options into the right categories. Which of the following statements are a part of cell theory?

Categorize the following

All cells come from preexisting cells.

All living things are composed of cells.

Cells are the basic unit of life.

Animal cells are more advanced than plant cells.

Cells can only be seen with a microscope.

Cell Theory
Not Cell Theory
13.

Explain why the cell is considered the basic unit of life.

4 lines
14.

Describe three functions of cells.

4 lines
15.

Choose the word to complete one part of the Cell Theory:
1) All (a)   things are made of cells​.

Choose from the below words
living
nonliving
chemical
16.

Match the following parts of the Cell Theory

Cells are the ______ of life

basic unit

All organisms are made of

pre-existing (other) cells

All cells come from...

cells

17.

Label the following Cells with the correct Cell Type.