In the 1800s, two scientists, Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden, studied different types of organisms. After many years of studying a great variety of organisms, they drew similar but independent conclusions about their observations.
What statement was developed most directly from these conclusions and is part of the modern cell theory?
(pick an answer)
Cells contain hereditary information
The functions of living things occur in cells
Cells exist only in multicellular organisms
Living things are composed of cells