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Who proposed the cell theory?
Schleiden and Schwann
Watson and Crick
Mendel and Morgan
Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke

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Schleiden and Schwann

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Mendel and Morgan

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Watson and Crick

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Cell theory was proposed by a German botanist, Matthias Schleiden and English zoologist, Theodor Schwann in the year 1839. The cell theory states
1) Cells are the building blocks of living organisms.
2) All living organisms are composed of cells and a cell is the basic structural and functional unit
3) All cells arise from pre-existing cells.

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