Cell Theory Review

The Cell Theory states...

• atoms create all matter
• living things evolve
• the cell is the backbone of all matter
• cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms

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"All animals are made of cells". This fact was discovered by...

• Matthias Schleiden
• Theodor Schwann
• Robert Hooke
• Rudolf Virchow

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All plants are made of cells.  This was discovered by....

• Matthias Schleiden
• Rudolf Virchow
• Robert Hooke
• Aristotle

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Which invention from the 17th century allowed for the development of modern cell theory?

• x-rays
• computers
• the light microscope
• the scanning electron microscope

The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is

• a cell 
• a tissue
• an organ
• an organism

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The basic unit of life is called a (n)

• atom
• compound
• cell
• energy

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Rocks are not living because

• they never move
• they aren't needed for humans
• they are not made of cells
• they don't break down

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True or False: there are more than two scientist who contributed to the cell theory

• True 
• False

Scientists can only make discoveries in a laboratory with white lab coats and science gizmos that go beep.

• True
• False

There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?

• All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
• The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.
• Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.
• All cells come from pre-existing cells.

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