AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which botanist observed plans under a microscope and noticed that all plants were made of cells?
A
Matthias Schleiden
B
Robert Hooke
C
Robert Remak
D
Theodor Schwann
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1838, German botanist, Matthias Schleiden found that all plant tissues are made up of cells which have been essentially similar structure.

Detailed explanation-2: -German scientists Theodore Schwann and Mattias Schleiden studied cells of animals and plants respectively. These scientists identified key differences between the two cell types and put forth the idea that cells were the fundamental units of both plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1838, German scientist Matthias Schleiden concluded that all plants are made of cells. The next year Theodor Schwann, another German, concluded that all animals were also made of cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Matthias Jacob Schleiden was a German botanist who, with Theodor Schwann, cofounded the cell theory. In 1838 Schleiden defined the cell as the basic unit of plant structure, and a year later Schwann defined the cell as the basic unit of animal structure.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1838, Matthias Schleiden, a German botanist, concluded that all plant tissues are composed of cells and that an embryonic plant arose from a single cell. He declared that the cell is the basic building block of all plant matter.

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