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Cell Theory Study Guide
Cell Theory Study Guide
1. Outline the premises of the Cell Theory and discuss the evidence that justifies
those, using examples.
All living organisms are composed by cells (Scientifics observed-we know this by
looking in a microscope)
Cells are the smallest units of life (Scientifics experimented-cells leaved by their own
but not their components)
All cells come from preexisting cells (Scientifics observed and experimented-this
theory applied in a certain time, but not in the origin of life)
2. Search info about the “spontaneous generation theory” or “abiogenesis”. When
was this theory proven wrong (refuted)?
SPONTANEOUS GENERATION THEORY: Some organisms develop from unliving organisms.
Louis Pasteur is credited with conclusively disproving the theory of spontaneous generation
with his famous swan-neck flask experiment.