Who proposed the cell theory? Give the main points of this theory as it stands today.
- Cell theory was proposed by German scientists Theodor Schwann and Matthias Jack Schleiden in 1839.
- The main points of this theory are:-
- All living organisms are made up of a cell.
- The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.
- All biochemical processes occur within the cell.
- New cells are formed from pre-existing cells.
- Cells contain hereditary information which is transferred from generation to generation.