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WorksheetsCells and Cell Theory
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who came up with the name "cells" while looking at a slice of cork under a microscope?
Matthias Schleiden
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Rudolf Virchow
In 1838, who was the German botanist that found that all plants were made of cells?
Matthias Schleiden
Theodor Schwann
Rudolf Virchow
Robert Hooke
In 1839, who was the German physician that added to the cell theory by finding all animals were made of cells?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Matthias Schleiden
Theodor Schwann
Which German scientist published findings that all cells come from existing cells?
Theodor Schwann
Rudolf Virchow
Matthias Schleiden
Robert Hooke
The (a) part of cell theory states that every (b) thing is made up of (c) or more (d)
first
living
one
cells
second
third
non-living
two
organisms
According to cell theory, all (a) are made of cells, cells are the smallest units of life, and all cells come from other (b) .
living things
cells
The (a) part of cell thory states that all (b) come from (c) ones.
cells
pre-existing
first
third
living things
new
Match the cell theory contributor with their correct invention/discovery
Discovered cells and coined the term "cell"
Robert Hooke
Invented the first compound microscope
Hans and Zacharias Janssen
Discovered red blood cells and bacteria
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered that all plants are made of cells
Matthias Schleiden
Discovered that all animals are made of cells
Theodor Schwann
The third part of the cell theory states that the (a) (b) of life is the (c)
basic
unit
cell
standard
measurement
nucleus
What are the 3 parts of cell theory? (a) (b) (c)
Cells are the basic unit of life
All cells result from preexisting cells
All organisms are composed of cells
Prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells
Plant and Animals have cells
The (a) part of the cell theory states that the (b) (c) of life is the (d)
third
basic
unit
cell
first
second
standard
measurement
nucleus
This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:
Hooke
Leeunwenhoek
Schleiden
Virchow
The (a) part of cell thory states that all (b) come from (c) ones.
second
cells
pre-existing
first
third
living things
new
What is NOT a part of cell theory:
all cells come from existing cells
all cells have a nucleus
all living things are made of cells
cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things
Prokaryotic cells do NOT have membrane bound organelles or ______________________________.
cytoplasm
a nucleus
ribosomes
DNA
In eukaryotic cells DNA is primarily contained within the:
cytoplasm
ribosomes
vacuoles
nucleus
Of the two types of cells, which one is smaller and more simplistic?
prokaryotic cells
eukaryotic cells
All cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, and...
cell wall
nucleus
ribosomes
chloroplast
The interior contents of the cell (except for the nucleus):
nucleolus
cytoplasm
cell wall
cell membrane
Structures that have different jobs within the cell:
antibodies
lipids
organelles
blood cells
Structure in the cell made of protein and RNA, used for protein synthesis...(found in all cells)
nucleus
cell membrane
cytoplasm
ribosomes
Which of the following statements is a part of the cell theory?
All living things are composed of cells.
Cells can spontaneously generate.
Cells are made of atoms.
Cells do not divide.
Who was the scientist that first observed and named cells?
Robert Hooke
Louis Pasteur
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
What is the primary function of the cell membrane?
To control the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
To produce energy for the cell.
To store genetic information.
To synthesize proteins.
Which experiment disproved the theory of spontaneous generation, supporting the cell theory?
Pasteur's swan-neck flask experiment
Mendel's pea plant experiment
Darwin's finch study
Newton's prism experiment
