GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

MICROSCOPE PARTS MAGNIFICATION RESOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following scientists DIRECTLY contributed to the cell theory EXCEPT:
A
Theodor Schwann
B
Matthias Schleiden
C
Rudolph Virchow
D
Robert Hooke
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The three scientists that contributed to the development of cell theory are Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow.

Detailed explanation-3: -The scientist Robert Hooke was not directly involved in cell theory, but he was the first to name and identify cells under his microscope in 1665.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zacharias Janssen. 1590. % complete. Robert Hooke. 1663-1665. % complete. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. 1674-1683. % complete. Theodor Schwann. 1837-1839. % complete. Matthias Schleiden. 1839. % complete. Rudolph Virchow. 1855. % complete.

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