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Cell Theory
Watch the Wacky History of Cell Theory video.
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Use complete sentences. Get you
paper signed by the teacher.

1. What are the three parts of the cell theory? All organisms are composed of one or more cells
The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms, and lastly all cells come
from preexisting cells.

2. What hot commodity did Zacharias Jansen invent which greatly contributed to science?
Microscope

3. What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek discover by looking at his dental scrapings? What name di
he give his discoveries? Since people can't brush their teeth, He saw a bunch of bacteria. He
called bacteria another name, which was animalcules.

4. What did Robert Hooke look at under his microscope? Cork © Kesler Science, LLC
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1. The types of cells that
came first are
Prokaryotic cells_______.
Watch the video in CTLS coursework
Go to this link and watch the video:

“Ricochet Science – Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells”

2. The prefix prokary-
means _Before The URL is case-sensitive.
nucleus____________.
Then answer these questions:

1. According to the video, which types of cells came first?

2. What does the prefix prokary- mean?

3. Two characteristics that
a eukaryotic cell has that 3. List 2 characteristics that a eukaryotic cell has that a prokaryotic cell does
a prokaryotic cell does not have.
not are

It has nucleus and more

complex________________ INPUT
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Sort the pictures into either LIVING or NON-LIVING.

Living Things Non-Living Things

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1. Explain how
you determined 1.
I knew things were living if because I would check if they had every
whether characteristics of cells. Which are organized by cells, respond to stimuli,
something is Energy, Growth and develop, reproduction, homeostasis.
living. What I knew things were nonliving if…
evidence did
you use?

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All living things have cells. They are the basic unit of
structure and for reproduction.

Robert Hooke is first credited with discovering the cel. He

looked at thin slices of cork under an underpowered
microscope.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek also saw cells and organelles

after using a much more powerful microscope.

The cell theory was later developed by Theodor Schwann,

Matthias Jakob Schlieden, and Rudolf Virchow. It states:
• All living organisms are composed of one
or more cells.
• The cell is the most basic unit of life. INPUT
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• All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
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questions by typing in
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the given boxes or
drawing with the 2. 3.
Something in the room Something in the room
sketch/scribble button
around me that has cells around me that does not
on the toolbar.
is: Humans, bacteria, have cells is: table, water
animals, fungi. bottle, chair.
2. Give at least one
example of
something in the
room around you
that has cells.
3. Give at least one
example of
something in the
room around you
that does NOT
have cells.
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1. Three differences
Look at the two diagrams:
between the
bacteria and the • bacteria
other cells are: _In • plant & animal cells
_bacteria there’s no
nucleus, In animal 1. Describe at least 3 differences between the
cell, the nucleus is bacteria and the other 2 cells.
located at the upper
left side. _The
animal cell’s
nucleus is located at Cells can be classified into either prokaryotic or
the right side. eukaryotic cells.
The bacteria is an example of a prokaryotic cell.
Prokaryotes are single-celled organisms that are
more primitive than eukaryotic cells. The DNA in
Go to Bacteria Cell prokaryotes is not stored in a nucleus. There is
or no nucleus. INPUT
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ll
or
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2. The way DNA is
stored in a
Look at Label A on the bacteria. It is pointing to the
prokaryotic cell is DNA.
__by getting
bundled together in
2. Describe how the DNA is stored in this
the nucleoid region prokaryotic cell. Is it organized? Can it be found
because there is no in one small area?
nucleus.____________
_. Plant and animal cells are examples of eukaryotic
cells.
Eukaryotes are either single or multi-cellular and are
much more complex cells. They have organelles
which each perform a job in the cell.
Eukaryotes have a nucleus which contains the
genetic code, or DNA, for the cell.
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3. DNA is stored in
eukaryotic cells in Look at Label B on the plant and animal cell. It is
_The
nucleus____________
pointing to the DNA.
_.
3. Describe how the DNA is stored in these
4. Two differences eukaryotic cells.
between the
prokaryotic and
4. With your new knowledge, explain 2 differences
eukaryotic cells are: between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

One has a nucleus

to store the DNA in
but one doesn’t.
______________,
and _Eukaryotic has
nucleus and
prokaryotic INPUT
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Animal Cell Plant Cell

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• Read textbook pages 80-87
• Complete Cornell Notes
• Complete #6, 8, 10-16
• Lesson review #’s 1-6, & #9

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contribution
OUTPUT
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to Cell Theory
to the year in
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which it occurred. Schwann and Schleiden collaborated
1855 on the cell theory. The cell is the basic
building block for life. All living things
are made up of one or more cells.

Virchow says that all cells come from

1839 pre-existing cells.

Leeuwenhoek worked with higher-

1670’s powered microscopes to see many
more details of the cell.

1665 Robert Hooke coined the term “cell”.

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Place the
characteristics OUTPUT
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in the Venn
diagram. It!
Prokaryotic Eukaryotic
Only Both Only

Oldest cell Evolved from

type prokaryotes
Have
Cytoplasm
Contain
Single-Celled
nucleus
Have DNA
Larger and
Lack Nucleus more complex
Have plasma
Lack membrane Contains
Organelles Have organelles
Small and Ribosomes Single or
simple Multicellular

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The answer is C
1.
1. Which is not a part of the cell theory?
A. Cells are the basic building block for living things.
B. All living things are made up of one or more cells.
2. B
C. Animal cells are more advanced than plant cells.

2. What was Robert Hooke’s contribution to cells?

3.
A. He developed the cell theory by himself.
C B. He was the first person to use the term “cell”.
C. He was the first person to build a microscope.

3. What is a good thing about cell theory?

A. Cells have made microscopes get better.
B. There is more disease on Earth now. OUTPUT
C. Scientists now know much more about cells and STATION
bacteria so they can better treat disease.
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4. Robert Hooke
Use the vocabulary words from “Read It” to complete the
5. Microscope following sentences.
6. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
(4)_____ first used the term cell when he used a
7. Cells
(5)_____ to observe box-like structures when he was
8. Cells Theory
examining cork under a microscope. (6)_____ also saw
Word Bank: what we know now as (7)_____ when looking at pond
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• cells water. These observations, along with the
• cell theory
observations of several other scientists over the
• microscope
• Robert Hooke course of 200 years, lead to the development
OUTPUT
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1. Bacteria
1. Which organism is made up of one prokaryotic cell?

2. D
A. bacteria
B. flower
3. B C. bear
D. Cactus
2. Which is true about the nucleus in a prokaryotic cell?
A. It makes ribosomes
B. It is unorganized
C. It contains the DNA
D. There is no nucleus in a prokaryote
3. What do prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in common?
A. Both are always single cell organisms
B. Both contain DNA OUTPUT
C. Both have a nucleus STATION

D. Both are complex cells

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4. Prokaryotic
Use the vocabulary words from “Read It” to complete the
5. Eukaryotic following sentences.

6. DNA There are two types of cells, with similarities and

differences. The single-cell type is the (4)_____ cell. The
7. Nucleus other type is the (5)_____ cell, found in multi-celled
organisms. Both contain genetic information called
8. Organelles (6)_____. Single-celled organisms do not contain a
(7)_____, a membrane-bound (8)_____.
Word Bank for #4 - 8:
• nucleus
• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• DNA
• organelle OUTPUT
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