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QuizMultiple Choice

Cell Theory

Question 10 • AL-Science 7 A

Elizabeth was studying the history of the cell theory and the contributions of different scientists. She made this table to compare two of the scientists.XYobserved objects using a microscopeobserved small organisms using his own version of a microscopecalled what he observed "cells”called what he observed "animalcules”

Answer
A
Schwann and Hooke
B
Hooke and Schleiden
C
Hooke and Leeuwenhoek
D
Virchow and Schwann

Explanation

Robert Hooke used a microscope to observe objects such as cork and called the tiny compartments he saw “cells.” Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used microscopes of his own design to observe tiny living organisms, which he called “animalcules,” so the correct choice is Hooke and Leeuwenhoek.

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