Question

Schleiden and Schwann believed _____. that organisms were the basic unit of life that both cells and organisms were basic units of life that the questions of the basic unit of life were too abstract to answer none of the above

Answer 1

I would say none of the above because they said Cells were the basic units of life not organisms

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer for the fill in the blank is None of the above.

Schleiden and Schwann proposed the Cell theory in 1838. According to this theory-

• One or more cell constitute the living organisms.
• The cell is considered as the basic unit of organization and structure in all living forms.
• All cells have originated from the already existing cells.

Thus, according to the cell theory, cell is the only basic unit of life. This is not mentioned in any of the the options. Therefore, the answer is none of the above.