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Cell Theory
Unit 3: Cells
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which technology was essential for the development of the cell theory? | Microscope |
| According to the Cell Theory, all cells | come from pre-existing cells |
| What did Leeuwenhoek do? | used simple light microscope and saw microorganisms |
| Robert Hooke was | the 1st to see a cell, and named it a cell(a room); looked at cork; saw a line of cells that reminded him of rooms. |
| True of False: Cells are the basic units of life. | True |
| True or False: Cells do not come from pre-existing cells. | False |
| The theory that living things can only come from other living things. | Biogenesis |
| The theory that life can come from inanimate objects. | Spontaneous Generation |
| True of False: Biogenesis is the cornerstone of biology. | True |
| Under a microscope, ____________ seemed to be made of thousands of tiny chambers, which Hooke called cells. | Cork |
| Devices that produce magnified images that are too smart to see with the unaided eye | Microscopes |
| states that all living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things, new cells are produced from existing cells, all cells contain DNA, and metabolism takes place in the cells. | The Cell Theory |
| All the chemical reactions in a cell or organism. | Metabolism |
| What did Schleiden contribute to cell theory? | All plants are composed of cells |
| What did Schwann contribute to the cell theory? | All animals are composed of cells |