Multiple choice

Which of the following scientists pointed out that new cells are formed by the division of the pre-existing cells?

  1. Robert Koch

  2. Robert Hooke

  3. Rudolf Virchow

  4. Purkinje

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Explanation

Rudolf Virchow (1855) proposed 'Omnis cellula e cellula' - meaning all cells arise from pre-existing cells. This corrected the earlier idea of spontaneous generation. Robert Hooke discovered cells, Robert Koch worked with bacteria, and Purkinje made other cell discoveries.

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