AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cell Theroy states that:
A
All non-living things are made of cells, all cells come from other cells
B
all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic building blocks of all living things, all cells come from animals.
C
all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic building blocks of all living things, all cells come from ther cells.
D
all non-living things are made of cells, cells are the basic building blocks of all non-living things, all cells come from dead animals.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The unified cell theory states that: all living things are composed of one or more cells; the cell is the basic unit of life; and new cells arise from existing cells. Rudolf Virchow later made important contributions to this theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cell theory states that all biological organisms are composed of cells; cells are the unit of life and all life come from preexisting life. The cell theory is so established today that it forms one of the unifying principles of biology.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first part states that all organisms are made of cells. The second part states that cells are the basic units of life. These parts were based on a conclusion made by Schwann and Matthias Schleiden in 1838, after comparing their observations of plant and animal cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three tenets of the cell theory are: All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. Cells arise from pre-existing cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cell theory states that cells form the building blocks of life. It introduces the properties of cell. It was proposed by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann.

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