Question

Who applied cell theory to plants?

• A. Schwann
• B. Schleiden
• C. Swanson
• D. Jenssen

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

• In 1838, Matthias Schleiden, who was a German Botanist while studying many plants he made an observation that plants are also composed of different kinds of cells.
• These cells were arranged into tissues. Whereas Schwann was studying animal cells and reported the existence of a cell membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm.
• Together Schleiden and Schwann proposed cell theory based on their observation of plants and animal cells.
• So Schleiden applied cell theory specifically to plants and Schwann to animals.