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Obtain oxygen

Obtain food and water


Get rid of waste
Cells were discovered when
the microscope was improved.
In 1665, Robert Hooke cut a
thin slice of cork and looked at
it under his microscope.
Hooke thought the cork
seemed to be made up of empty
boxes, which he named cells.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
1
st
person to see microorganisms
Created a simple microscope
Able to magnify up to 300X
In 1830s, Matthias Schleiden used a
microscope to study plants and concluded
that all plants are made of cells
Theodor Schwann, after observing different
animal cells, concluded that all animals are
made up of cells.

Several years later, Rudolf Virchow
hypothesized that cells divide to form new
cells.
Virchow proposed that
every cell came from a cell
that already existed.
These mens ideas combined
makes up the cell theory.
Who concluded that all animals are made of
cells?
A. Hooke
B. Schleiden
C. Schwann
D. Virchow
Who was the first person to see
microorganisms under the microscope?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
C. Matthias Schleiden
D. Rudolf Virchow
Eventually, they combined their ideas and
became convinced that all living things are
made of cells.

All living things are composed of cells


The cell is the basic unit of structure and


function.

All cells are produced from other cells



Which of the following is NOT a function of
cells?
A. Obtain oxygen
B. Eliminate threats
C. Obtain food and water
D. Get rid of waste

Which of the following statements is NOT
part of cell theory?
A. All cells are produced from other cells
B. Cells can absorb food and oxygen
C. All living things are composed of cells
D. Cells are the basic units of structure and
function in living things
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