Question

Who discovered cells, and how? Why is the cell called the structural and functional unit of life?​

Answer 1

Cell theory, first developed in 1839 by Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann, states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells, that cells are the fundamental unit of structure and function in all living organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Robert hooke discovered cells,by the cork of trees!Cell is called the structural and functional unit of life because all living things made up of cells,and cells perform so many functions in living bodies,,like:-human beings,plants etc.

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