History of the Cell Theory

Who coined the term 'the cell'?

• Zacharias Janssen

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

Who proposed that cells come from preexisting cells?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

• Rudolph Virchow

• Robert Remak

What did Rudolph Virchow's research show about cell formation?

• Cells come from free-cell formation

• Cells come from spontaneous generation

• Cells come from preexisting cells

• Cells come from non-living matter

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?

• The Theory of Gravity

• The Theory of Relativity

• The Cell Theory

• The Theory of Continental Drift

This scientist used a microscope to observe a cork. He discovered tiny compartments and called them "cells".

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Zacharias Jansen

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This scientist was the first to identify cells and name them:

• Hooke

• Leeunwenhoek

• Schleiden

• Virchow

Who was the first to observe "cells" in cork tissue?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodor Schwann

Explain how the discovery of the microscope contributed to the development of the cell theory.

• The microscope allowed scientists to see atoms for the first time.

• The microscope enabled scientists to observe cells and their structures, leading to the formulation of the cell theory.

• The microscope was used to discover new planets.

• The microscope helped scientists to develop the theory of relativity.

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Which scientist gave the name "cells" to cells?

• Robert Hooke

• Anton Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Donald Trump

German scientist that agreed with Schwann that all cells must come from other cells.

• Rudolph Virchow

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Zacharias Jansen

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