Quiz: The Cell Theory

1. Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them a name?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Theodor Schwann
Matthias Schleiden

2. He discovered that all plants were made of cells, which contributed to the development of the cell theory:
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Theodor Schwann
Matthias Schleiden

3. He advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from other cells:
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Rudolph Virchow
Theodor Schwann
Robert Hooke

4. This structure serves as the outer boundary of the eukaryotic cell:
flagella
cytoskeleton
cell membrane
capsule

5. Unlike eukaryotes, prokaryotes do not have:
DNA
cytoplasm
cell walls
a membrane bound nucleus

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell theory?
cells must contain DNA
all living things are made of cells
cells can only come from other cells
cells are the basic unit of life

7. Rudolph Virchow's observations helped to disprove was commonly held belief of the time?
evolution
the existence of molecules
spontaneous generation
atomic models

8. The word cyto means:
cell
dark
jelly
small

9. Tiny structures that carry out cell functions are collectively called:
animalcules
organelles
tissues
ribosomes

10. Which technology was essential for the development of the cell theory?
telescopes
antiseptics
microwaves
microscopes

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