History of Cell Discovery
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Who discovered the cells in a cork slice in 1665?

  • Robert Brown
  • Robert Hooke (correct)
  • Leeuwenhoek
  • Purkinje
  • Which biologist presented the cell theory that all plants and animals are composed of cells?

  • Leeuwenhoek
  • Virchow
  • Schwann
  • Schleiden (correct)
  • Who discovered the free living cells in pond water for the first time?

  • Robert Hooke
  • Purkinje
  • Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Robert Brown
  • Who coined the term ‘protoplasm’ for the fluid substance of the cell?

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

    Who suggested that all cells arise from pre-existing cells, expanding the cell theory?

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

    What is the function of the plasma membrane in a cell?

    <p>Permitting the entry and exit of some materials in and out of the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen move across the cell membrane?

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

    What happens when there is a difference of concentration of CO2 inside and outside a cell?

    <p>CO2 moves out of the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process allows O2 to enter the cell when its concentration inside the cell decreases?

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

    What term is used for the movement of substances from a region of high concentration to a region where its concentration is low?

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

    What is the function of the plasma membrane in a cell?

    <p>It permits the entry and exit of some materials in and out of the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen move across the cell membrane?

    <p>Simple diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used for the movement of substances from a region of high concentration to a region where its concentration is low?

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

    What happens when there is a difference of concentration of CO2 inside and outside a cell?

    <p>CO2 moves out of the cell by the process of diffusion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who presented the cell theory that all plants and animals are composed of cells?

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

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