AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Matthias Schleiden specialize in?
A
Botany
B
Chemistry
C
Social sciences
D
Math and logic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Matthias Jacob Schleiden studied microscopic plant structures. In his studies, he observed that the different parts of the plant organism are composed of cells or derivatives of cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Matthias Jacob Schleiden helped develop the cell theory in Germany during the nineteenth century. Schleiden studied cells as the common element among all plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Matthias Schleiden was a famous botanist that studied plant cells. Schleiden’s research and experiments led him to formulate the foundation to the cell theory. Schleiden stated that plants grew from a single cell and that the cell is the most simple framework of plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Matthias Schleiden proposed that all animals are made up of cells.

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