Warm-up: The Fascinating History of Cell Theory

Who is credited with inventing the first compound microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Zacharias Janssen

• Robert Hooke

• Isaac Newton

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek call the bacteria he discovered?

• Microorganisms

• Animalcules

• Cells

• Germs

Which scientist is responsible for coining the term "cell"?

• Theodor Schwann

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolph Virchow

What is the third part of the cell theory?

• All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

• The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

• All cells come from preexisting cells.

• Cells can spontaneously crystallize into existence.

Which scientist's research did Rudolph Virchow "borrow" to support the idea that cells come from preexisting cells?

• Robert Remak

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Zacharias Janssen

• Theodor Schwann