Cell Theory Foundation
Scientists and Experiments
Compound Microscope
Advanced Microscopes
Spontaneous Generation Debates
100

Growth in the multicellular organisms occurs through this process rather than a cell enlargement.

What is cell division?

100

This scientist first described cells after observing cork.

Who is Robert Hooke?

100

This part holds the slide in place.

What are the stage clips?

100

The key difference between compound microscope specimens and electron microscope specimens

What is living and non-living?

100

This idea claimed life could arise from non-living matter.

What is spontaneous generation?

200

The first part of cell theory.

What is all living things are made up of 1 or more cells.

200

The scientist that first observed microorganisms.

Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek?

200

The total magnification power of the ocular lens (10x) and the objective lens (4x).

What is 40x magnification power?

200

This microscope shows the outside surface of a specimen by reflecting electrons back to a detector that produces an image.

What is a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)?

200

This scientist showed maggots come from flies, not meat.

Who is Francesco Redi?

300

This statement of cell theory directly contradicts spontaneous generation.

What is “all cells come from preexisting cells”?

300

The scientist that boiled broth to show microbes did not spontaneously appear.

Who is Lazzaro Spallanzani?

300

This is used to create more contrast when observing cells/organisms.

What is stain?

300

This microscope used electrons to view inside the cell.

What is a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)?

300

The scientist the criticized Needham’s experiment.

Who is Lazzaro Spallanzani?

400

Without this principle, tissue repair and healing could not be explained.

What is “Cells are the basic structural and functional units of life”?

400

This feature of Pasteur’s experiment allowed air in but prevented contamination.

What is the swan-neck flask?

400

This part is used to switch between objective lenses.

What is the revolving nosepiece?

400

This is needed to differentiate between two points that are close together under a microscope.

What is a high resolving power?

400

This scientist resolved the air vs life debate using a curved flask.

Who is Louis Pasteur?

500

The years that the cell theory was primarily created?

What is 1838-1839

500

These three scientists collectively formed the classical cell theory.

Who are Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow?

500

A field diameter is 0.4cm, what is the conversion to micrometers?

4000um

500

Before viewing with SEM, specimens are often coated with this material. 

What is gold?

500

Together these scientists’ experiments shifted biology toward evidence-based science.

What are Redi’s, Spallanzani’s, and Pasteur’s experiments?

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