AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cell Theory is one of the fundamental tenets of biology. Which of the following observations support the current Cell Theory?
A
Muscle fibers contain many nuclei.
B
Stems cells can spontaneously generate.
C
Mature red blood cells do not contain a nucleus.
D
Cells from a multi-cellular organism can be grown in isolation, separate from the organism.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -○ The Cell theory has three principles. 1) All organisms are made of cells. 2) All existing cells are produced by other living cells. 2) All existing cells are produced by other living cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -This theory is one of the foundations of biology. The theory says that new cells are formed from other existing cells, and that the cell is a fundamental unit of structure, function and organization in all living organisms. The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following observation supports the current cell theory? Cells from a multi-cellular organism can be grown in isolation, separate from the organism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cell theory-This is crucial for us understanding biology because cells form the basis of all life. We can have unicellular organisms, like bacteria, like yeasts. [And] cell division, the division of a cell from one, to two, to four, forms the basis of growth and development of all living things.

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