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(A) The cell theory was formulated by two scientists: $M.J. Schleiden$ (a German botanist) in $1838$ and $T. Schwann$ (a British zoologist) in $1839$.

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$M.J. Schleiden$

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(A) The cell theory was formulated by two scientists: $M.J. Schleiden$ (a German botanist) in $1838$ and $T. Schwann$ (a British zoologist) in $1839$. $M.J. Schleiden$ observed that all plants are composed of different kinds of cells which form the tissues of the plant. $T. Schwann$ reported that cells had a thin outer layer which is today known as the 'plasma membrane'. Together,they proposed the cell theory.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$A$. Leeuwenhoek	$I$. First saw and described a living cell
$B$. Robert Brown	$II$. Presence of cell wall is unique to plant cells
$C$. Schleiden	$III$. Discovered the nucleus
$D$. Schwann	$IV$. All plants are composed of different kind of cells

The cell theory was proposed by $T. Schwann$. Who else proposed the cell theory?

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