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

The cell theory explains the natural world.

The cell theory describes the natural world.

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

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

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Why is the cell theory a theory and not a law?
 
The cell theory explains the natural world. 

The cell theory describes the natural world. 

The cell theory has not been tested enough by the scientific community. 

The cell theory has not been accepted by the scientific community.

anonymous · Answer

me personally i do not believe that it is, A or D

anonymous · Answer

So between B and C, what do you think

anonymous · Answer

c but I am not sure

anonymous · Answer

i have done some research a while back, and there wasn't much enough support for it to become a law, so they just stuck with it being a theory.

anonymous · Answer

it is not a law, because more things about the cell can be discovered, within time..This is because new technological objects can be invented (such as the microscope) that can change the understundig of what we think a cell is.

anonymous · Answer

I would choose C.