The Fundamental Unit of Life — Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceThe Fundamental Unit of Life1 Mark
MCQ
Schwann and Schleiden were:
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Dutch biologists.
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English biologists.
C
Austrian biologists.
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German biologists.
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Answer
Correct option: D.
German biologists.
Schleiden defined the cell as the basic unit of plant structure, and a year later Schwann defined the cell as the basic unit of animal structure. Theodor Schwann was a German physiologist and Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist. The universally accepted cell theory was credited to Schleiden and Schwann for their great contribution.
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