Discovering Cells (Reading) worksheets
Discovering Cells (Reading) worksheets give students in Grade 8 focused practice in discovering cells (reading). This page has 1 free printable sets, grouped by grade, and every set includes a computed answer key that is never wrong. Print them or save as a PDF, no login needed.
What's inside
- Who concluded in 1838 that all plants are made of cells?
- What material was Hooke looking at?
- Why did Hooke choose the word cell?
- Who first used the word cell for what he saw, and in what year?
- Why did other researchers eventually believe Leeuwenhoek?
- What did Rudolf Virchow add in 1855?
Sample questions. Each set (A, B, C…) has fresh numbers and a computed answer key.
Accuracy and sources
These references support the wording and answer key used in this history resource.
- Britannica, cell theory — sets out the Schleiden (1838), Schwann (1839) and Virchow (1855) contributions and the three statements of the cell theory
- Britannica, Robert Hooke — confirms Hooke's 1665 Micrographia observation of cork and his naming of cells
- Britannica, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek — confirms his single-lens microscopes, his trade as a cloth merchant, and his observation of single-celled organisms and bacteria
Grade 8 Discovering Cells (Reading)
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Discovering Cells (Reading) worksheets on this page cover Grade 8. There are 1 printable sets in total, grouped by grade so you can pick the right level.
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