The Latin phrase omnis cellula e cellula refers to a cellular principle. Which of the following statements is the best translation of this phrase?

A) Tissues are composed of similar cells.
B) Cells generally are found in clusters.
C) All cells arise only from preexisting cells.
D) Organs are composed of tissues and cells.
E) The cell is the basic unit of structure.


C) All cells arise only from preexisting cells.

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a. deletions b. additions c. translocations d. any type of mutation e. substitutions

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evidence of ____.

a. analogous structures b. catastrophism c. plate tectonics

d. comparative morphology e. the great chain of being

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____ is the study of body plans and structures

among groups of organisms. a. Embryology b. Molecular archeology c. Evolution d. Comparative morphology e. Composition

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