In 1838, Matthias Schleiden, a German botanist, examined a large number of plants and concluded that:
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Correct answer: All plant tissues are composed of cells.
Schleiden's contribution to the cell theory was specifically focused on botany. He observed that all plant tissues are composed of cells, which was later integrated with Schwann's animal cell observations.
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