Per NCERT, in 1838 which German BOTANIST reported that all PLANTS are made up of cells — a foundational claim of cell theory?
AMatthias Schleiden
BRudolf Virchow
CRobert Hooke
DTheodor Schwann
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Matthias Schleiden
Per NCERT §2.5, Schleiden (1838) established the plant-cell claim. Schwann did animals; Virchow did 'all cells from cells'; Hooke first saw cells.
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