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Cell Theory and Microscopy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1) Who was the first scientist to give cells their name?

a)

Antoine Von Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolf Virchow

2.

2) What did Robert Hooke look at with his microscope?

a)

A piece of cork

b)

A piece of bread

c)

A spider

d)

A skin cell

3.

3) Which of these is NOT a part of the living Cell Theory

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)

Cells can appear from non-living things

c)

The cell is the basic unit of life

d)

All cells come from other cells

4.

4) How did the invention of the microscope help us discover cells?

a)

Microscopes allow us to see very small things like cells

b)

Microscopes allow us to cut things very slim to see small parts better

5.

5) What year did Hooke discover 'cells'?

a)

1700

b)

1556

c)

1775

d)

1655

6.

6) Who was the first scientist to discover real living cells?

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Virchow

c)

Hooke

7.

7) What year were living cells discovered?

a)

1655

b)

1677

c)

1838

d)

1855

8.

Leeuwenhoek discovered single-celled organisms he called

(a)  

9.

9) The single celled organisms that Leeuwenhoek discovered were actually what?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Animals

d)

Bacteria and/or Protists

10.

Schwann was a doctor who is known for discovering that all ______ ______ are made of cells.

(a)  

11.

Schleiden was a botanist who is known for discovering that all ___-________ are made of cells.

(a)  

12.

Schwann and Schlleiden both established____ Principles of Cell Theory

a)

1st all living things are made up of one or more cells

b)

2nd The cell is the most basic unit of life

c)

3rd all cells come from pre-exsiting cells

13.

How can Virchow's discovery explain how a wound is able to heal

a)

New cells are make to replace hurt ones

b)

The cell is the most basic unit of life

c)

all living things are made up of cells

d)

plants animals are made up of cells

14.

All living things are made up of ...

a)

other living things

b)

cells come from other cells

c)

one or more cells

d)

The cells is the basic unit of life

15.

the cell is the most basic unit of (a)  

16.

which scientist discovered new cells being made from old ones?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Antoine Von Leeuwenhoek

17.

Virchow's discovery established the___ principle of Cell Theory

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

18.

Virchow discovered the process of cellular division called?

(a)  

19.

All cells come from _______

a)

living things

b)

the basic unit of life

c)

pre-existing cells

20.

what year did virchow discover cellular division

a)

1655

b)

1677

c)

1838]

d)

1855