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A. All organisms consist of more than one cell.
B. All living cells arise by division of preexisting cells.
C. Each cell makes its own hereditary material.
D. Each cell is composed only of products that it manufactures.
E. Cells may arise spontaneously under certain laboratory conditions.


Answer: B

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