WorksheetsQuiz on the History of the Cell
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who first discovered the cell?
Rudolf Virchow
Theodore Schwann
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
What did Robert Hooke observe under his microscope?
Stem cells
Chromosomes
Cells in cork
Animalcules
What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek call the tiny creatures he observed?
Cells
Animalcules
Nuclei
Globules
What is a key idea of cell theory?
Cells are the basic unit of life
Cells are seeded by the nucleus
Cells crystalize from material
Cells are made of globules
Who stated that all cells come from existing cells?
Theodor Schwann
Mattias Schleiden
Rudolf Virchow
Walter Sutton
What did Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri identify?
The role of the nucleus
The chromosome as the hub for heredity
The process of cell division
The structure of DNA
What are stem cells?
Cells that have developed into specialized cells
Cells that are undifferentiated
Cells that form the cell wall
Cells that crystalize from material
What did James Thomson achieve in 1998?
Isolated human embryonic stem cells
Discovered animalcules
Identified chromosomes
Described spermatozoa
What did Robert Hooke's microscope use to illuminate specimens?
A prism
A laser
A stage light
A single lens
What did Schwann and Schleiden misunderstand about cells?
Cells grow from the nucleus
Cells are the basic unit of life
Cells are made of globules
Cells come from existing cells
What did van Leeuwenhoek observe in 1677?
Stem cells
Spermatozoa
Cell walls
Chromosomes
What did scientists in the 1880s link to the study of genetics?
Animalcules
Cytogenetics
Stem cells
Cell walls
What did Hooke compare the cork cells to?
Chromosomes
Animalcules
Honey-comb
Globules
What is the role of chromosomes according to Sutton and Boveri?
Source of energy
Basic unit of life
Hub for heredity
Barrier for protection
What is personalized medicine aiming to use?
Cell walls
Chromosomes
Stem cells
Animalcules
