Microbiology Practice Quiz

The historical development of cell theory involved contributions from which of the following scientists?

• Newton, Darwin, and Mendel

• Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow

• Pasteur, Watson, and Crick

• Hooke, Fleming, and Jenner

The three main components of cell theory are:

• Cells are the basic unit of life, all living things are made of cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells.

• Cells are only found in animals, cells do not divide, and cells are not important.

• Cells are made of water, cells are invisible, and cells do not reproduce.

• Cells are only found in plants, cells are not alive, and cells do not have DNA.

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Identify and compare organisms as autotrophic or heterotrophic.

• Autotrophs make their own food; heterotrophs obtain food from other organisms.

• Autotrophs obtain food from other organisms; heterotrophs make their own food.

• Both autotrophs and heterotrophs make their own food.

• Neither autotrophs nor heterotrophs need food.

A law describes what happens; a theory explains why it happens. Which of the following best describes the difference between a law and a theory?

• A law explains why phenomena occur, while a theory describes what happens.

• A law describes what happens, while a theory explains why it happens.

• A law and a theory are the same thing.

• A law is less supported by evidence than a theory.

The invention of the ________ made it possible to learn more about cells.

• microscope

• telescope

• thermometer

• barometer

Who created the first compound microscope?

• Janssen

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Hooke

• Galileo Galilei

Who observed 'rooms' in cork and named them cells?

• Hook

• Newton

• Darwin

• Pasteur

Who saw bacteria under the microscope?

• Van Leeuwenhoek

• Isaac Newton

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Hooke

Who observed plant cells?

• Schleiden

• Virchow

• Pasteur

• Hooke

Who observed animal cells?

• Schwann

• Hooke

• Virchow

• Leeuwenhoek