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?

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Responses

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 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 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 all cells are created spontaneously.

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 one of its key principles is that all cells arise from existing cells, not spontaneously.