Who first proposed the idea that all living organisms are composed of cells?

Who first proposed the idea that all living organisms are composed of cells?
  1. Matthias Schleiden
  2. Theodore Schwann
  3. Charles Darwin
  4. Louis Pasteur

Solution

Theodore Schwann, a British Zoologist, proposed the idea that all living organisms are composed of cells and products of cells based on his studies on plant tissues and animal cells.

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