Question
Which of the following statements violates the cell theory?
Responses
A Viruses are not considered to be living organisms, because they are smaller than a cell.Viruses are not considered to be living organisms, because they are smaller than a cell.
B Though humans are one organism, they are composed of about 100 trillion individual cells.Though humans are one organism, they are composed of about 100 trillion individual cells.
C Mitosis produces new cells identical to the parent cell that divided to make them.Mitosis produces new cells identical to the parent cell that divided to make them.
D Some scientists believe that prions, tiny proteins much smaller than a cell, that can replicate themselves, may be living organisms.Some scientists believe that prions, tiny proteins much smaller than a cell, that can replicate themselves, may be living organisms.