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throughout history, many unscientifically based claims have been made one such claim was that some people believed that fleas actually

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Throughout history, many unscientifically based claims have been made One such claim was that some people believed that fleas actually came from dust Which part of the cell theory provides a basis for disproving this claim?

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Answer

** The principle that all cells arise from pre-existing cells. **

Explanation

** This principle of the cell theory refutes the idea of spontaneous generation, such as the claim that fleas could originate from dust, by asserting that all living organisms, including fleas, are made of cells that can only come from the division of pre-existing cells.