Question

Why is the cell theory a theory and not a law?

A.The cell theory explains the natural world.

B. The cell theory describes the natural world.

C. The cell theory has not been tested enough by the scientific community.

D. The cell theory has not been accepted by the scientific community.

It's not C. That narrows me down A B & D.

Answer 1

Everything new falls into the Cell Theory. Many new specimens may be outside of our planet. This will result in conflict with this theory. Scientist are careful because laws are beyond the question. Laws are very rare in science and they focus on simple, clear, and undisputed facts.

A scientific theory is an explanation that is based upon the evidence that is available. With the theory of evolution, and many other scientific theories, the Cell Theory has extremely strong evidence to support it. This is not good enough for science. The scientist who comes up with idea, will decide rather if it's a theory or a law. A scientific theory, which is the sense in which it is being used in 'Cell Theory', is essentially a well-substantiated explanation of observations of the natural world. They are based on a hypothesis, or a group of hypotheses, that have been subjected to repeated testing and found to hold true (or in a more correct sense: found not to be false).

Answer 2

So the answer is B?

Answer 3

No

Answer 4

But you said "A scientific theory, which is the sense in which it is being used in 'Cell Theory', is essentially a well-substantiated explanation of OBSERVATIONS of the natural world." I thought sense you said "Observations" it meant as in describing.

Answer 5

But look before that is says "EXPLANATION of observations"

Answer 6

I honestly dont know the answer to this question but could it be D

Answer 7

D i think.