Question

In 1838, botanist Matthias Schleiden, determined that all plants are composed of cells. In 1839, anatomist Theodor Schwann proposed that all animals are composed of cells. In 1855, biologist Rudolph Virchow added to Schleiden’s and Schwann’s observations and proposed that all living things are composed of cells. Which statement is also part of Virchow’s cell theory?

Answer 1

Answer:

This question is incomplete; the complete part is:

A) All cell have a cell wall.

B) All cell arise from pre-existing cells.

C) All cell are capable of photosynthesis.

D) All cell can develop into any other type of cell.

The answer is B

Explanation:

The commonly known universal theory proposed in 1838 took the contribution from three remarkable scientists namely: botanist Matthias Schleiden, anatomist Theodor Schwann and biologist Rudolph Virchow. According to the question, Mathias discovered that all plants are made of cells, Schwann determined that all animals are made of cells while Virchow determined that all living things are composed of cells.

However, in addition to Virchow's discovery, he also discovered and proposed that "All cell arise from pre-existing cells", which till date forms part of the three components of the cell theory. The three parts are:

- Cell is the fundamental and basic unit of all living things.

- All living things are made up of one or more cells

- All cells arise from pre-existing cells