Question

Scientists that contributed to the cell theory

Answer 1

Scientists that contributed to the cell theory were Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow.

• Robert Hook was the scientist who first observed a cell under a microscope.
• Botanist Matthias Schleiden and zoologist Theodor Schwann came up with the three important aspects of the cell theory which are

1. All living things are made of cells.
2. Cell is the basic building block of life.
3. New cells are made from existing cells.

• It was Rudolf Virchow that a new cell is made from a pre-existing cell and not from abiotic factors.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow.