The Living World Question 45
Question: Who said ‘all cells arise from pre-existing cells [AMU 1993]
Options:
A) Robert Hooke
B) Rudolf Virchow
C) Robert Brown
D) Antony van Leeuwenhoek
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
In 1855, the German physiologist Rudolf virchow added a third principle to the cell theory.
Virchow stated that all cells arise from the division of pre-existing cells (Lathin phrase omnis cellula e cellula).