Question

Which scientist proposed the cell theory?

• A. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
• B. Robert Hooke
• C. Louis Pasteur
• D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

• The cell theory was proposed by Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann.

• This theory proposed that “ all living beings whether plants or animals are composed of a group of cells which arise from the pre-existing cells.”