Biology: The Cell Theory and Plant Cell

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Who developed the Cell Theory?

  • Theodor Schwann and Schleiden (correct)
  • Theodor Schwann and Rudolph Virchow
  • Louis Pasteur and Robert Hooke
  • Robert Hooke and Theodor Schwann

What is the resolution of a typical compound microscope?

  • 2.0 mm
  • 1.0 mm
  • 2.0 nm (correct)
  • 500 nm

Who hypothesized that new cells were formed only by the division of previously existing living cells?

  • Rudolph Virchow (correct)
  • Theodor Schwann
  • Robert Hooke
  • Louis Pasteur

What are the three basic parts of a cell according to Theodor Schwann and Schleiden's Cell Theory?

<p>Nucleus, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who demonstrated that microorganisms could be formed only from existing bacteria?

<p>Louis Pasteur (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with the discovery of the cell?

<p>Robert Hooke (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Robert Hooke observe in cork under his compound microscope?

<p>Minute honeycomb-like compartments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who reported the presence of the nucleus in the cell in 1831?

<p>Robert Brown (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which German scientist believed that 'all living beings originate from or consist of vesicles or cells'?

<p>Lorenz Oken (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Jean Baptist de-Lamarck, what is necessary for a body to have life?

<p>Cellular tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with the initial discovery of the cell?

<p>Robert Hooke (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist expressed the idea that 'all living beings originate from or consist of vesicles or cells' in 1805?

<p>Lorenz Oken (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who reported the presence of the nucleus in the cell in 1831, changing the initial idea of the cell as an empty space?

<p>Robert Brown (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Jean Baptist de-Lamarck, what is necessary for a body to have life?

<p>Cellular tissue or formation by cellular tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who believed that 'all living beings originate from or consist of vesicles or cells' in 1809?

<p>Jean Baptist de-Lamarck (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist supplied experimental proof for Virchow’s hypothesis by demonstrating that microorganisms (bacteria) could be formed only from existing bacteria?

<p>Louis Pasteur (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Cell Theory in 1838, alongside a German botanist working independently?

<p>Theodor Schwann (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to August Weismann, why do all presently living cells have a common origin?

<p>They have basic similarities in structure and molecules (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Rudolph Virchow hypothesize about the formation of new cells?

<p>New cells are formed only by the division of previously existing living cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the concept that 'living things are chemical organizations composed of cells and capable of reproducing themselves'?

<p>Rudolph Virchow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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