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Cell Theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who first used the term “cell” after observing cork under a microscope?

a)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)


Matthias Schleiden

2.

Who observed tiny living organisms in pond water and called them “animalcules”?

a)


Rudolf Virchow

b)


Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Matthias Schleiden

3.

“Omnis cellula e cellula” (Every cell comes from another cell) was stated by…

a)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

4.

Robert Hooke saw living cells in cork.​​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
False
True
5.

I liked hanging out in cafés with a friend while talking about cells. I studied animal tissues. Who am I?

(a)  

6.

Virchow discovered “animalcules” in water.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
False
True
7.

Which tool made the discovery of cells possible?

a)

Telescope

b)


Thermometer

c)


Microscope

d)
  1. Stethoscope

8.

The three main points of modern Cell Theory are:
All ____​ are made of cells.​

The cell is the basic unit of __________.​

New cells come from __________.​

a)


living things

b)


life

c)

pre-existing cells

1)
2)
3)
9.

Schleiden and Schwann together proposed the __________.

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10.

“Omnis cellula e cellula”
What is the meaning of this Latin words?

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