Which finding would have disproved Virchow's hypothesis?

1.) Animalcules are not organisms.

2.) Animals are made of non-cell-based matter.

3.) Plants are made of non-cell-based matter.

4.) Cells can generate from nonliving matter.

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Damarion Lucas

Biology

21 November, 15:09

Which finding would have disproved Virchow's hypothesis?

1.) Animalcules are not organisms.

2.) Animals are made of non-cell-based matter.

3.) Plants are made of non-cell-based matter.

4.) Cells can generate from nonliving matter.

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Julie Valenzuela · Answer 1

Virchow was a German scientist whose most important work was in the filed of cellular biology and pathology. His scientific experiments and examinations aimed to disprove the idea of spontaneous generation. This idea is based on an assumption that life can spontaneously appear out of non-living matter. After years of scientific work he concluded that only living cells can produce other cells, or that only life can produce life. Therefore, if it was somehow proven that cells can be generated from non-living matter, that would disprove his findings.

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Which finding would have disproved Virchow's hypothesis?1.) Animalcules are not organisms.2.) Animals are made of non-cell-based matter.3.) Plants are made of non-cell-based matter.4.) Cells can generate from nonliving matter.

Which finding would have disproved Virchow's hypothesis?

1.) Animalcules are not organisms.

2.) Animals are made of non-cell-based matter.

3.) Plants are made of non-cell-based matter.

4.) Cells can generate from nonliving matter.