Name one advantage of electron microscopes.
Electron microscopes make it possible to view objects at a greater level of detail than a light microscope (they can magnify up to about 300,000 times).
Robert HookeAnton van Leeuwenhoek✔ Matthias SchleidenTheodor SchwannRudolph Virchow found that plants are composed of cells
✔ Robert HookeAnton van LeeuwenhoekMatthias SchleidenTheodor SchwannRudolph Virchow looked at cork through a compound microscope
Robert HookeAnton van LeeuwenhoekMatthias SchleidenTheodor Schwann✔ Rudolph Virchow declared that all living cells can only come from other living cells
Robert Hooke✔ Anton van LeeuwenhoekMatthias SchleidenTheodor SchwannRudolph Virchow called living cells “animalcules”
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Name one advantage of light microscopesover electron microscopes.
Living cells can be observed using a light microscope; this is not possible with an electron microscope.
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the scientists who match the descriptions below.Robert HookeAnton van LeeuwenhoekMatthias Schleiden✔ Theodor SchwannRudolph Virchow found that animals are composed of cells
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List the three components of traditional cell theory.
All organisms are made of cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function for all living things. All cells come from preexisting cells.
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According to cell theory, which of the following are made of cells? Check all that apply.
Name one disadvantage of light microscopes.
Light microscopes can only magnify up to about 2000 times the original size.
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