Biology

Question

Which finding would have disproved Virchow's hypothesis?

• Animalcules are not organisms.

• Animals are made of non-cell-based matter.

• Plants are made of non-cell-based matter.

• Cells can generate from nonliving matter.

Answer

Cells can generate from nonliving matter.

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Virchow's hypothesis stated that all living organisms are composed of cells, and that cells can only arise from pre-existing cells. Therefore, if...