Question

Arrange the following discoveries regarding cells in chronological order.

i. All plants and animals are made up of cells.
ii. Invention of microscope.
iii. Cork has structures like cell.

• A. i, ii, iii
• B. iii, ii, i
• C. ii, iii, i
• D. i, iii, ii

Answer 1

The correct option is C

ii, iii, i

Microscope was invented around 1590. Robert Hooke observed cork slices and discovered box-like structures that he termed 'cells' in 1665. Subsequently, the cell theory for plants and animals were put forth by Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden, which stated that all organisms are made up of cells and it is the fundamental component of living organisms.