Despite being correct about the first two tenets of the Cell Theory,Schleiden and Schwann made an error about another central feature of cells.What was their error?
A)They stated that all cells were smaller than 2 µ in diameter.
B)They claimed that all cells were exactly the same in every detail.
C)They stated that all cells were immortal.
D)They both agreed that cells could arise from noncellular materials.
E)They claimed that all cells had nuclei through their entire existence.

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Schleiden and Schwann erroneously claimed that cells could arise from noncellular materials, which is the third tenet of the Cell Theory. This error was later corrected by Rudolf Virchow, who proposed that cells can only arise from pre-existing cells.

Despite Being Correct About the First Two Tenets of the Cell