NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following do all living organisms have in common?
A
Cells are held up by cell walls
B
The method to get water and food into their cells
C
Cells are made from pre-existing cells
D
Special cells that can do many different things
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All organisms have a common ancestor as indicated by the third postulate of the cell theory stated by Rudolf Virchow . He states that all cells arise from pre existing cells. This means that there must be one single ancestor cell which is divided to form new cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -In biology, cell theory is a scientific theory first formulated in the mid-nineteenth century, that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The third part of the cell theory definition states that all cells come from preexisting cells. This means that cells don’t just appear out of thin air (known as “spontaneous generation”). New cells are always made from current cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Big Ideas: All living things have certain traits in common: Cellular organization, the ability to reproduce, growth & development, energy use, homeostasis, response to their environment, and the ability to adapt.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rudolf Virchow famously stated “Omnis cellula e cellula”… “All cells only arise from pre-existing cells.

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