Q5. Assertion: the cell theory of Schleiden and Schwann was incomplete. Reason: it did not explain how new cells were formed. Are both true, and does the reason explain the assertion?
Both are true, and the reason explains the assertion (NCERT page 88).
Q6. What was the profession of Matthias Schleiden, and of Theodor Schwann?
Schleiden was a German botanist; Schwann a German zoologist (NCERT pages 87–88).
Q7. What structure, today called the plasma membrane, did Schwann report?
A thin outer layer of animal cells (NCERT page 88).