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The History of Cell Theory Quiz

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6th Grade

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The History of Cell Theory Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is said to have come up with the first compound microscope?

Matthias Schleiden

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Robert Hooke

Zacharias Janssen

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek discover by looking at dental scrapings?

Cells

Fungi

Viruses

Bacteria

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term did Robert Hooke coin after observing a piece of cork under his microscope?

Microorganism

Animalcule

Cell

Bacteria

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the three parts of cell theory? Select all three.

All living things are composed of cells

Not all living things are made of cells

Cells are the basic unit of life and organization

All cells are produced from other cells


Cells spontaneously combust

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered that all plants are made of cells?

Robert Hooke

Theodor Schwann

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Matthias Schleiden

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Theodor Schwann conclude about animals?

They consist of a single cell.

They can regenerate.

They are made of cells.

They are made of atoms.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Rudolph Virchow's contribution to cell theory?

Cells come from other (preexisting) cells.

Cells can spontaneously generate.

Cells are the smallest unit of life.

Cells contain DNA.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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