1.

Who among the scientists discovered

that animals are made up of cells?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Theodore Schwann
C. Zacharias Janssen
D. Matthias Schleiden
1. Who among the scientists discovered
that animals are made up of cells?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Theodore Schwann
C. Zacharias Janssen
D. Matthias Schleiden
2.Who is the first to observe living cells,
and also the inventor of microscope
which has an improved lens that could
magnify objects from 270 to 300-fold?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Theodore Schwann
C. Zacharias Janssen
D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
2.Who is the first to observe living cells,
and also the inventor of microscope
which has an improved lens that could
magnify objects from 270 to 300-fold?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Theodore Schwann
C. Zacharias Janssen
D. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
3. What are the tiny units of life
discovered by a British scientist?
A. Atoms
B. Cells
C. Molecules
D. Nucleus
3. What are the tiny units of life
discovered by a British scientist?
A. Atoms
B. Cells
C. Molecules
D. Nucleus
4. Herpetology is the study of what?
A. reptiles
B. birds
C. insects
D. fishes
4. Herpetology is the study of what?
A. reptiles
B. birds
C. insects
D. fishes
5. Biology comes from the latin word
‘bios” which means ___________.
A. Cell
B. Matter
C. Life
D. Atom
5. Biology comes from the latin word
‘bios” which means ___________.
A. Cell
B. Matter
C. Life
D. Atom
The Cell Theory Song
Guide Questions:

1. Based on the song, how were

the cells discovered, and who
discovered them?
2. What are the theories stated
on the song?
Persons who contributed in the development o
the Cell Theory
Invented the
compound optical
microscope

Hans and Zacharias Janssen

Persons who contributed in the development o
the Cell Theory
Coined the term
“cellulae”. This latin
word means cell.

Robert Hooke
Persons who contributed in the development o
the Cell Theory
He became the first
to observe live cells. It
became possible for him
to observe the cells
clearly because of his
invention – the
microscope with
improved lenses
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Persons who contributed in the development o
the Cell Theory
First to state
that cells are the
building blocks of
all plants.

Matthias Schleiden
Persons who contributed in the development o
the Cell Theory
Stated that cells
are the
fundamental
units of animals,
too.

Theodore Schwann
Persons who contributed in the development o
the Cell Theory
Stated in german
“Omnis cellula e
cellula” which
means that new cells
come from already
pre-existing cells.

Rudolf Virchow
The three important points of the cell theory
Are as follows:
1. The cell is the basic structural and
functional unit of all living organisms.
2. All living organisms (plants and
animals) are made up of cells.
3. All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
Fill in the blanks with the missing words
using the choices inside the box. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.