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Cell Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This scientist concluded that animals and, in fact, all living things are made of cells:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Schwann
2.
This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Schleiden
d)
Virchow
3.
This scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells:
a)
Leeunwenhoek
b)
Schleiden
c)
Schwann
d)
Virchow
4.
This scientist concluded that plants are made of cells:
a)
Virchow
b)
Schwann
c)
Schleiden
d)
Leeunwenhoek
5.
This scientist observed live cells and observed greater detail:
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeunwenhoek
c)
Virchow
d)
Schwann
6.
All organisms are made of:
a)
organelles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
cells
7.
All existing cells are produced by other
a)
living cells
b)
dead cells
c)
atom cells
d)
animal cells
8.
This is the most basic unit of life
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
DNA
9.
Cells come only from what?
a)
existing cells
b)
nucleus
c)
fission
d)
budding
10.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
11.
The Cell Theory states...
a)
atoms create all matter
b)
living things evolve
c)
the cell is the backbone of all matter
d)
cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms
12.
"All animals are made of cells". This fact was discovered by...
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Theodor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Rudolf Virchow
13.

What is the smallest living unit of an organism?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Atom

c)

Molecule

d)

Cell

14.

Which are examples of things made up of cells?

a)

Bacteria

b)

A Flower

c)

Sand

d)

Grass

e)

A Dog

15.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
16.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
17.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
18.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
19.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
20.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning