10 Questions
Who is credited for developing the first two tenets of cell theory?
Matthias Schleiden
Who used a light microscope to observe thin slices of plant tissue and coined the term 'cell'?
Robert Hooke
Who concluded that 'All living animals are made of cells' and developed the first two tenets of cell theory?
Theodor Schwann
Who concluded that 'Where a cell exists, there must have been a preexisting cell' and developed the third tenet of cell theory?
Rudolf Virchow
Which organelle is known as the 'powerhouse of the cell'?
Mitochondria
Who observed what he called 'animalcules' while looking at pond water under the microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Who used a light microscope to look at thin slices of plant tissue and coined the term 'cell'?
Robert Hooke
Who concluded that 'All living plants are made of cells' and is credited for developing the first two tenets of cell theory (with Schwann)?
Matthias Schleiden
Who concluded that 'All living animals are made of cells' and is credited for developing the first two tenets of cell theory (with Schleiden)?
Rudolf Virchow
Which organelle is known as the 'powerhouse of the cell'?
Mitochondria
Test your knowledge on the pioneers of microscopy and cell theory! Learn about Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of "animalcules," Matthias Schleiden's groundbreaking conclusion on plant cells, and Robert Hooke's observation of tiny chambers in cork tissue.
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