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The cell theory states that the cell is the basic unit of structure and function in living things, that all living things are composed of cells, and that new cells come from existing cells. Which of the following functions in a way that does NOT fit the first component of the cell theory described above?

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The first component of the cell theory says that all living things are made of cells. The second component of the cell theory states that cells are the basic structure and function of living things. The last component of the cell theory says that cells come from other cells.

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The third function "new cells come from existing cells" does not fit the first component of the cell theory described above.

The classical cell theory was proposed by Theodor Schwann in 1839. There are three parts to this theory. The first part states that all organisms are made of cells. The second part states that cells are the basic units of life. These parts were based on a conclusion made by Schwann and Matthias Schleiden in 1838, after comparing their observations of plant and animal cells.

The theory didn't explain how new cells were formed which was later described by Rudolf Virchow in 1858, which states in the third part, that cells come from pre-existing cells that have multiplied.

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