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Cell theory was propounded by

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A botonist.
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A zoologist.
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Both a botanist and a zoologist.
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A psychlologist.
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Solution

The correct option is C Both a botanist and a zoologist.
All animals and plants are composed of cells,which serve as the units of structure and function and all cell arise from pre-existing cells.
This is called the Cell Theory.
It was propounded by Matthias Schleiden a German botanist ,and Theodor Schwann a zoologist in 1839 later on Rudolf Virchow added to this in 1858.
Hence the correct answer is (C)

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