Organisms, Microscope, and Cell Theory

Question 1

is any contagious living system such as plants, animals, bacteria, archaeons, fungus.

Answer 1

Organisms

Question 2

is an organism made up of many cells.

Answer 2

Multicellular Organism

Question 3

is an organism that consists of one cell.

Answer 3

Unicellular Organism

Question 4

cannot be seen by the human eye without the use of a microscope.

Answer 4

MIcroscopic Organism

Question 5

can be seen by the plain human eye.

Answer 5

MAcroscopic Organism

Question 6

they discovered the first lens.

Answer 6

Romans

Question 7

the word “lens” derived from the latin word “___” - as it resembled the shape of a lintel bean.

Answer 7

Lintel

Question 8

it means small compartment. It eventually became the word “cell”.

Answer 8

Cellula

Question 9

he made the first compound microscope.

Answer 9

Zacharrias Janssen

Question 10

is known to built his own microscope. He used a thin slice of cork as a specimen in his microscope.

Answer 10

Robert Hooke

Question 11

is a scientist who studied blood cells, protists, and bacteria. He made a microscope which had a powerful magnification than what Hooke built.

Answer 11

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Question 12

a professor of botany in Germany. He stated that all plants are composed of cells.

Answer 12

Matthias Jakob Schleiden

Question 13

a professor of physiology in University of Belgium. He studied several animal tissues in which he stated that all animals are composed of cells.

Answer 13

Theodor Schwann

Question 14

What are the three (3) postulates of Cell Theory?

Answer 14

1. all organisms are made up of cells.
2. the basic unit of life is cell.
3. all cells come from pre-existing cells.

Question 15

postulated the idea of Omnis cellula e cellula (All cells come from cells)

Answer 15

Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow