AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The three scientists that contributed to the development of cell theory are Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow. A component of the cell theory is that all living things are composed of one or more cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Credit for developing cell theory is usually given to three scientists: Theodor Schwann, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, and Rudolf Virchow. In 1839, Schwann and Schleiden suggested that cells were the basic unit of life. Their theory accepted the first two tenets of modern cell theory (see next section, below).

Detailed explanation-3: -The second part states that cells are the basic units of life. These parts were based on a conclusion made by Schwann and Matthias Schleiden in 1838, after comparing their observations of plant and animal cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ideas of all three scientists-Schwann, Schleiden, and Virchow-led to cell theory, which is one of the fundamental theories unifying all of biology.