Webquest - Check Your Knowledge on the History of Cell Theory

Check Your Knowledge - History of Cell Theory

Please complete this short quiz on the history of the development of the cell theory.

Question 1: Who was the first person to describe a cell? (circle appropriate letter)

a)        Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
b)        Theodor Schwann
c)        Robert Hooke
d)        Louis Pasteur

Question 2: When was bacteria discovered and by whom?

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Question 3: What biological contribution did Theodor Schwann make in 1839 and
what is it now known as?

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Question 4: Using the information to be found on the Cell Theory website, what are
the six modern premises of cell theory?

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