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Cell Theory: History and Discoveries
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Cell Theory: History and Discoveries

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Who coined the term 'cell' for the box-like structures he observed in cork tissue?

  • Antony van Leeuwenhoek
  • Robert Hooke (correct)
  • Matthias Schleiden
  • Theodor Schwann
  • What did van Leeuwenhoek observe using his microscopes?

  • Blood circulation in humans
  • Plant cells
  • Prokaryotic cells
  • Animalcules and sperm (correct)
  • Who proposed the unified cell theory stating that all living things are composed of one or more cells?

  • Antony van Leeuwenhoek
  • Robert Hooke
  • Rudolf Virchow
  • Matthias Schleiden (correct)
  • What did Rudolf Virchow contribute to the cell theory?

    <p>Stated 'Omnis cellula e cellula'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist disproved the idea of spontaneous generation in cell origination?

    <p>Rudolf Virchow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Robert Hooke observe through his microscope that led to coining the term 'cell'?

    <p>Cork tissue structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental unit of structure and function in living things according to the modern Cell Theory?

    <p>Cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do cells arise, as per the modern Cell Theory?

    <p>From other cells through cellular division</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a living thing as defined by scientists?

    <p>Maintaining homeostasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of a cell controls what enters or leaves it?

    <p>Cell membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the heads of phospholipids in the cell membrane contain?

    <p>Glycerol &amp; phosphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic defines an organelle?

    <p>Microscopic size</p> Signup and view all the answers

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