Scientists know that all living things, from the smallest bacterium to the largest blue whale, are made of cells. Why is this a scientific consensus? Check all that apply. Many scientists have made the same conclusion. There are alternate explanations for the structure of living things. The idea has stood up to repeated testing. The evidence supporting the idea has been shared and discussed.

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Marie Vincent

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13 September, 15:59

Scientists know that all living things, from the smallest bacterium to the largest blue whale, are made of cells. Why is this a scientific consensus? Check all that apply. Many scientists have made the same conclusion. There are alternate explanations for the structure of living things. The idea has stood up to repeated testing. The evidence supporting the idea has been shared and discussed.

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Cells are the fundamental unit of life. In its simplest way, cells are what compose living things. If you break down any living thing the smallest living unit of it is a cell, in that cells can be independent living entities themselves.