History of Microscopy Quiz
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Who coined the term 'Cell' and when?

  • Robert Brown in the 1831s
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek in the 1680s
  • Theodor Schwann in 1839
  • Robert Hooke in 1665 (correct)
  • Which scientist is regarded as the Father of Microscopy?

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Theodor Schwann
  • Robert Hooke
  • Rudolf Virchow
  • Who observed single-celled organisms under the microscope and termed them Animalcules?

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Mathias Schleiden
  • Rudolf Virchow
  • Robert Brown
  • Who first proposed that cells are the basic unit of life in plants?

    <p>Mathias Schleiden</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who focused on studying animal cells under the microscope and proposed that animal tissues are made up of cells?

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

    Which scientist saw that diseased cells divide to produce more diseased cells?

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

    Who proposed the Cellular Theory of Plants after noticing ovals inside plant cells while observing pollen grains fertilizing a plant?

    <p>Mathias Schleiden</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who believed that every cell originates from another cell, also known as the Biogenic Law?

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

    Who concluded that currently existing cells create new cells by dividing into two daughter cells?

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

    Who observed small rooms in cork under a microscope and coined them as Cellula ('small room' in Latin)?

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

    What is the function of ribosomes in a bacterial cell?

    <p>Making proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial structure is responsible for helping bacteria attach to surfaces?

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

    What type of molecule is a plasmid in a bacterial cell?

    <p>Double-stranded DNA molecule</p> Signup and view all the answers

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