Cell Theory

Question 1

In his book, Micrographia, his observation of the tiny, unseen world. The cork he observed had tiny pores that reminded him of “cells” in the monastery.

Answer 1

Robert Hooke

Question 2

He detected other hidden, minuscule organisms—bacteria and protozoa which he called “animalcules”

Answer 2

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Question 3

These German scientists identified key differences between the two cell types and put forth the idea that cells were the fundamental units of both plants and animals.

Answer 3

Theodore Schwann and Mattias Schleiden

Question 4

In 1855, he stated that all cells are generated by existing cells.

Answer 4

Rudolf Virchow

Question 5

True or False: only some organisms are made up of cells

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or False: cells are the basic units of life

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False: cells come from preexisting cells that have multiplied

Answer 7

True