Question

read the article and use the information to answer the questions that follow. history of the cell theory use the drop - down menus to identify the scientists who match the descriptions below. found that animals are composed of cells found that plants are composed of cells looked at cork through a compound microscope declared that all living cells can only come from other living cells called living cells \animalcules\ robert hooke anton van leeuwenhoek matthias schleiden theodor schwann rudolph virchow done

Explanation:

Each scientist is matched to their key contribution to cell theory based on historical scientific records:

1. Theodor Schwann extended cell theory to animal organisms.
2. Matthias Schleiden focused on plant cellular composition.
3. Robert Hooke coined the term "cell" after observing cork under a microscope.
4. Rudolph Virchow proposed the principle of biogenesis for cells.
5. Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed and named single-celled organisms "animalcules".

Answer:

• Theodor Schwann: found that animals are composed of cells
• Matthias Schleiden: found that plants are composed of cells
• Robert Hooke: looked at cork through a compound microscope
• Rudolph Virchow: declared that all living cells can only come from other living cells
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek: called living cells "animalcules"