Question

Living beings are made up of cells. This was first stated by

• A. Lamarck
• B. Von Helmont
• C. Schleiden and Schwann
• D. Hugo de Vries

Answer 1

The correct option is A Lamarck

Lamarck is best known for his 'Theory of Inheritance' of Acquired Characteristics. If an organism changes during life in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring.

Van Helmont discovered that water was involved in increasing the mass of a plant.

In 1838 Matthias Schleiden had stated that plant tissues were composed of cells. Schwann demonstrated the same fact for animal tissues.

Huge de Vries believed species evolve from other species through sudden, large changes in character traits.

So, the correct answer is "Lamarck".