17 of 2017 of 20 Items Question A student claims that, according to cell theory, the cell is the basic unit of life, and all cells are created spontaneously. Is this student correct?(1 point) Responses No, the student is not correct because the basic unit of life is within a cell. No, the student is not correct because the basic unit of life is within a cell. Yes, the student is correct because the basic unit of life is the cell. Yes, the student is correct because the basic unit of life is the cell. No, the student is not correct because all cells come from preexisting cells. No, the student is not correct because all cells come from preexisting cells. Yes, the student is correct because all cells are created spontaneously. Yes, the student is correct because all cells are created spontaneously. Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The correct response is: No, the student is not correct because all cells come from preexisting cells.

Cell theory states that the cell is the basic unit of life and that all living cells arise from preexisting cells. The idea of spontaneous generation (that cells can come into existence without coming from other cells) has been disproven by scientific evidence.