Cell Theory Trivia: Test Your Knowledge! Quiz

1. Dog, grass, and bacteria have very little in common. However, because they are all living things, we can be certain that they all –

Photosynthesize

Have a skeleton made of bones

Can only be seen with a microscope

Are made of cells

Cell Theory Rule #1 - ALL living things are made up of one or more cells

Explanation

Cell Theory Rule #1 - ALL living things are made up of one or more cells

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Below is a cell theory trivia: test your knowledge! Cells are the basic unit of life, and organisms are made of one or more cells, and every cell... see morecomes from preexisting cells thanks to cell division. Did you know that cell theory was proposed by Robert Hooke? Do take up this quiz and see just how much you understand the theory and what it proposes. see less

2. The 3 "rules" of the Cell Theory apply to all cells no matter what organism they come from.

True

False

Because ALL organisms are composed of one or more cells, the rules of the Cell Theory apply to ALL living things!

Explanation

Because ALL organisms are composed of one or more cells, the rules of the Cell Theory apply to ALL living things!

3. A new species is discovered. Based on cell theory which of the following must be true about this new living thing?

All its cells must preform the same job

All its cells must look the same

It must be made up of one or more cells

Some of its cells may be larger than the others

Check Rule #1 of the Cell Theory.

Explanation

Check Rule #1 of the Cell Theory.

4. Which of the following is NOT true of the cell theory?

All cells are considered to be non-living

Organisms are made up of one or more cells

The cell is the basic structural unit of all organisms

An organism may consist of one single cell

According to Rule #2 cells are the smallest LIVING part of an organism.

Explanation

According to Rule #2 cells are the smallest LIVING part of an organism.

5. One scientist named Robert Hooke, came up with the 3 rules of the Cell Theory.

True

False

Robert Hooke gets credit for discovering and naming cells, BUT their were many other scientists that contributed to what we now know about cells.

Explanation

Robert Hooke gets credit for discovering and naming cells, BUT their were many other scientists that contributed to what we now know about cells.

6. A paramecium is a one-celled organism. Which of the statements about paramecium is true according to the cell theory? All paramecium -

Have a long rounded shape

Has a cell membrane

Move slowly with hair like structures called cilia

Come from another one-celled paramecium

All of the statements are true, BUT the only statement that is true because of cell theory (rule #3) is paramecium cells must come from other paramecium.

Explanation

All of the statements are true, BUT the only statement that is true because of cell theory (rule #3) is paramecium cells must come from other paramecium.

7. Which of the following statements support the idea from the cell theory that cells come from other pre-existing (living) cells?

Euglenas are one-celled organisms

Animals break down organic matter to live

Yeast can divide in half to from two daughter cells

Atoms represent the most basic unit of life

Yeast are uni-cellular organisms that reproduce by splitting in half to from new cells. Rule # 3 Cell Theory.

Explanation

Yeast are uni-cellular organisms that reproduce by splitting in half to from new cells. Rule # 3 Cell Theory.

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