Cell Theory Review
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- Q1
The smallest organisms have this number of cells...
many million
one million
zero
one
20s - Q2
The largest organisms have this number of cells...
one million
many million
zero
one
20s - Q3
The cell theory states...
cells come from dead things.
cells are found in certain parts of living organisms.
only nonliving things have cells.
all living things are made of cells.
20s - Q4
The cell theory states...
cells contain many organelle.
cells are the building blocks of all living things.
cells only make up parts of an organism.
each cell is the same size and shape.
20s - Q5
The cell theory states...
there are no such thing as cells.
cells arise (come from) other cells.
cells come from dead things.
cells come from nonliving things.
20s - Q6
The development of the microscope...
helped scientists form the cell theory.
did not help scientists to form the cell theory.
was a tool that was discovered in the 1900s.
20s - Q7
True or False. Microscopes help people see things that they can not see with just their eyes.
False
True
20s - Q8
If a unicellular and a multicellular organism are shown under a microscope...
they both would have many cells.
they both would have the same type of cells.
they both would have one one cell.
one would have many cells and one would have one cell.
20s - Q9
True or False: If you found something you thought was living, you could confirm that it was alive by looking for cell(s).
False
True
20s - Q10
If you wanted to see if something was living, you could...
cut a small piece of it and put it on a slide under a microscope.
press a piece between your fingers to see and feel the cells.
smell it.
put the whole thing under the microscope.
20s - Q11
What are some materials you would use to decide if something was alive?
water, specimen, tweezers.
specimen, microscope, stain, pipette.
water, specimen, slide, coverslip, microscope, pipette, stain, tweezers.
water, slide, microscope.
20s - Q12
Redi worked to prove that cells come from pre-existing cells by...
proving that flies laid eggs in meat which produced maggots.
proving that dead meat gave birth to maggots.
eating maggots.
covering jars with with flies.
20s - Q13
True or False: Cell theory can be summarized by saying cells, which come from other living things, make up living things.
False
True
20s