Cell Theory Scientists

What is the first tenet 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 are the fundamental building blocks of all living things.

Who is credited with inventing the first compound microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Jansen

• Isaac Newton

Who coined the term "cell" after observing cork under a microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodore Schwann

Whose research, initially borrowed by Rudolf Virchow, correctly demonstrated that cells arise from pre-existing cells?

• Matthias Schleiden

• Theodore Schwann

• Robert Remack

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek