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Question 4

A culture contains cells and later contains additional cells. Which origin for the additional cells agrees with cell theory?

  1. They condensed from nutrients alone
  2. They formed from loose organelles
  3. They appeared without parent cells
  4. They arose by division of existing cellsCorrect answer

Explanation

Division of cells already present agrees with cell theory because cellular continuity comes from existing cells. Spontaneous assembly from non-living substances does not describe the ordinary origin of new cells.

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