In the 1800s two scientists, Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden, studied different types of organisms. After many years of studying a great variety of organisms, they drew similar but independent conclusions about their observations.


What statement was developed most directly from these conclusions and is part of the modern cell theory?

A
The functions of living things occur in cells.
B
Cells exist only in multicellular organisms.
C
Living things are composed of cells.
D
Cells contain hereditary information.