Question

Which of these statements is false regarding Theodore Schwann?

(a) He was a British zoologist

(b) He studied various types of animal cells and observed the plasma membrane

(c) He concluded that animal and plant cells have cell walls

(d) He hypothesized that animals and plants were made of cells and cellular products

I had been asked this question during an interview.

The question is from Cell Theory in division Cell : The Unit of Life of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (c) He concluded that animal and plant cells have cell walls

The explanation is: Theodore Schwann was a British zoologist. He studied various types of animal cells and the observed the plasma membrane. He concluded that only plant cells had cell walls. He hypothesized that all animals and plants were made of cells and their products.