Which of the following scientists concluded that the presence of a cell wall is a unique feature of plant cells?
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Correct answer: Schwann
Theodore Schwann, an animal physiologist, observed that animal cells had a plasma membrane and also noted that plant cells were distinct because of their cell walls.
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