Cell Theory

As students left class they were asked to write a statement about the properties that all cells share. A sample of student statements is recorded below. Which students wrote correct statements about the properties that all cells share?

• Students A & D

• Students B & C

• Students B & D

• Students A & C

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According to the cell theory, cells from different organisms all function because they --

• are genetically identical

• contain the same organelles

• undergo metamorphosis

• can use energy

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Which diagram correctly models the cell theory?

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Which of the following characteristics is true of all organisms?

• are composed of at least one cell

• have organized cell nucleus

• have a cell wall

• can create their own energy

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What do the organism in the diagrams have in common?

• all perform photosynthesis

• all are composed of cells

• all are omnivores

• all are animals

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Who proposed the Cell Theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Theodor Schwann, Matthias Schleiden, and Rudolf Virchow

• Charles Darwin

What is the smallest independent component of an organism at the cellular level?

• Tissue

• Cell

• Organ

• System

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What is the structural and fundamental unit of life?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Organ

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Who first observed cells and named them "cells"?

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolf Virchow

What did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek conclude about the microscopic entities he observed?

• They were non-living

• They were alive

• They were plant cells

• They were animal cells