Cell Theory and Microscopes

Who first used the term "cell" to describe the empty "rooms" he saw in his microscope?

• Leeuwenhoek

• Virchow

• Pasteur

• Hooke

In 1673, this person used an improved microscope to observe bacteria from teeth scraping and red blood cells.

• Leeuwenhoek

• Flemming

• Pasteur

• Schwann

What is the basic unit of life in all living things?

• atoms

• molecules

• cells

• elements

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All cells come from...

• existing cells

• matter

• spontaneous generation

• electrical impulses

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All living things are made of one or more...

• electrons

• atoms

• molecules

• cells

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Who was the Englishman who drew the cell structure of a slice of cork?

• Schwann

• Hooke

• Pasteur

• Leeuwenhoek

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Who was the Dutch merchant that discovered "animalcules" when he looked at pond water?

• Leeuwenhoek

• Hooke

• Virchow

• Schwann

Schwann, Schleiden, and Virchow are credited with what?

• creating the first microscope

• seeing the first animals

• introducing cells to the scientific community

• developing the cell theory

What did Theodore Schwann propose?

• all animals are made up of cells

• all plants are made up of cells

• swans are made up of cells

• cells come from other cells

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What did Schleiden do?

• gave the cell its name while looking at cork

• proposed that all plants are made of cells

• was the first to state that all animals are made of cells

• determined cells must come from existing cells

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