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Who is largely attributed to the discovery of cells?
Who is largely attributed to the discovery of cells?
- Matthias Schleiden
- Romans
- Robert Hooke (correct)
- Theodor Schwann
What is the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms according to cell theory?
What is the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms according to cell theory?
- Cytoplasm
- Cell (correct)
- Nucleus
- Mitochondria
Who also studied cells of both animal and plants, discovering significant differences between the two types of cells?
Who also studied cells of both animal and plants, discovering significant differences between the two types of cells?
- Romans
- Robert Hooke
- Theodor Schwann (correct)
- Matthias Schleiden
What technology made the discovery of cells possible?
What technology made the discovery of cells possible?
Who proposed that living organisms are made up of cells and that all cells come from pre-existing cells?
Who proposed that living organisms are made up of cells and that all cells come from pre-existing cells?
What is the significance of cell theory in biology?
What is the significance of cell theory in biology?
Who made the initial discovery of cells through the invention of the microscope?
Who made the initial discovery of cells through the invention of the microscope?
What was the shocking observation made by Robert Hooke when he looked at a piece of cork under the microscope?
What was the shocking observation made by Robert Hooke when he looked at a piece of cork under the microscope?
Which biologists studied cells of both animal and plants, discovering significant differences between the two types of cells?
Which biologists studied cells of both animal and plants, discovering significant differences between the two types of cells?
What technology made the discovery of cells possible?
What technology made the discovery of cells possible?
Which organelle is responsible for the synthesis of lipids, metabolism of carbohydrates, and detoxification of drugs and poisons?
Which organelle is responsible for the synthesis of lipids, metabolism of carbohydrates, and detoxification of drugs and poisons?
Which organelle is believed to have originated as a symbiotic relationship between an ancestral eukaryotic cell and an ingested prokaryote?
Which organelle is believed to have originated as a symbiotic relationship between an ancestral eukaryotic cell and an ingested prokaryote?
Which non-membrane bounded organelle is responsible for the organization and assembly of microtubules in animal cells?
Which non-membrane bounded organelle is responsible for the organization and assembly of microtubules in animal cells?
Which organelle is involved in the modification, sorting, and packaging of proteins for secretion from the cell?
Which organelle is involved in the modification, sorting, and packaging of proteins for secretion from the cell?
Which organelle contains enzymes responsible for breaking down and recycling cellular components and waste materials?
Which organelle contains enzymes responsible for breaking down and recycling cellular components and waste materials?
