Scientists once thought that life spontaneously arose from nonliving things. It took extensive experimentation and the invention of new technology to confirm the tenets that now make up the cell theory. Now, we don't even question that cells are the basic units of life and only come from preexisting cells. What technology had the biggest impact on the development of the cell theory? Responses A centrifugecentrifuge B electrophoresiselectrophoresis C microscopemicroscope D telescope

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The technology that had the biggest impact on the development of the cell theory is C) microscope. The invention and advancement of the microscope allowed scientists to observe cells for the first time, leading to the discovery that cells are the basic units of life and that they come from preexisting cells.