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Test Your Knowledge And Understanding Of The Three Principles Of Cell Theory And How They Were Established. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Robert Brown discovered all cells had a blob or dark spot within them. What was it called?
a) Chloroplast
b) Cell Wall
c) Mitochondria
d) Nucleus

Schleiden and Schwann used thier discoveries to develop which of the principles of the cell theory?
a) The cell is the most basic unit of life.
b) All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.
c) All cells arise from pre-existing, living cells.
d) Cells, Cells, Cells, Cells,....

What German physician discovered that cells come from pre exisiting cells?
a) Matthias Schleiden
b) Rudolf Virchow
c) Robert Brown
d) Anton van Leewenhoek

What German zoologst discovered that all animals are made of animal cells?
a) Matthias Schleiden
b) Theodor Schwann
c) Rudolf Virchow
d) Robert Brown

What German botanist discovered that all plants are made of plant cells?
a) Matthias Schleiden
b) Theodor Schwann
c) Rudolf Virchow
d) Robert Brown

Anton van Leeuwenhoek, who made use of a microscope containing much better lenses, used the lenses to look at
a) bacteria on teeth
b) pond water
c) saliva
d) all of the above

What are animalcules?
a) Little animals that assisted in developing the cell theory.
b) Bacteria that looked like little animals.
c) Molecules that changed that shape of animals.
d) A scientific discovery from the 1900's.

Who was the first person to make a compount microscope?
a) Anton van Leewenhoek
b) Robert Hooke
c) Zacharias Jansen
d) Theodor Schwann

Who examined very thin slices of bottle cork and saw a multitude of tiny pores that he remarked looked like the walled compartments a monk would live in?
a) Robert Hooke
b) Robert Brown
c) Anton van Leewenhoek
d) Rudolf Virchow

Which of the following is not one of the principles of cell theory?
a) The cell is the most basic unit of life.
b) All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
c) All cells arise from pre-existing, living cells.
d) Cells are spontaneously generated to create multicelled organisms.

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