{"id":4836,"date":"2025-08-27T12:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:59:39","slug":"teching-cell-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/teching-cell-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Cell Theory? A Beginner\u2019s Guide for Middle School Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4836\" class=\"elementor elementor-4836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3dc91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef3dc91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081d7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081d7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> What Is Cell Theory? A Beginner\u2019s Guide for Middle School Science\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090152 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7090152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ee0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ee0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/19006\/cell-theory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cell theory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the biggest ideas in biology &#8211; it\u2019s the reason scientists understand that all living things are made of cells. For <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/solutions\/middle-school\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">middle school <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">students, learning about cell theory builds a foundation for everything from anatomy to ecology. But without visuals and hands-on examples, it can feel abstract.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/science-video\/concept-video\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s videos <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/12433\/what-are-cells\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/19007\/microscopes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microscope Use<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make the concept easier to grasp. They show exactly how scientists first made these discoveries and how they apply to living organisms today. Let\u2019s break down the key ideas and explore ways to bring cell theory to life in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ee8e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31ee8e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a5c3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16a5c3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9583a36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9583a36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ce66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5ce66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlock Free Full Access to JoVE!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571de64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"571de64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4171 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-4171 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjU1MTAiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Free Trial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e308475 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e308475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed858a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aed858a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Understanding Cell Theory Matters\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aa59f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8aa59f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1dcc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1dcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/19006\/cell-theory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cell theory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps students see how living things are connected at the smallest level. It\u2019s a unifying principle in biology that answers questions like:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do plants and animals grow?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why can\u2019t we live without cells?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are cells related to health and disease?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/19006\/cell-theory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cell theory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects to real-world science &#8211; from microscope discoveries to modern medicine. Understanding it also helps students appreciate why scientists spend so much time studying cells.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228595c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"228595c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Parts of Cell Theory\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2cf0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b2cf0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe7b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe7b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>1. All living things are made of one or more cells.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that whether it\u2019s a single-celled bacterium or a giant elephant, all life starts with cells.<\/span><\/p><p><b>2. The cell is the basic unit of structure and function in living things.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like bricks form buildings, cells build every part of a living organism.<\/span><\/p><p><b>3. All cells come from pre-existing cells.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cells don\u2019t appear out of nowhere &#8211; they divide and reproduce, passing on genetic material.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb18b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cb18b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326c7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326c7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientists Who Contributed to Cell Theory\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa5f4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fa5f4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4789e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4789e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Robert Hooke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 First used the term \u201ccell\u201d when observing cork.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Anton van Leeuwenhoek<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Improved microscopes and observed living microorganisms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Matthias Schleiden &amp; Theodor Schwann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Proposed that plants and animals are made of cells.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rudolf Virchow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Stated that cells come from other cells, completing the modern cell theory.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159fe6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"159fe6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hands-On Classroom Activities\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d712703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d712703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Activity 1: Microscope Exploration<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide prepared slides of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/12438\/animal-and-plant-cell-structure#:~:text=Plant%20cells%20can%20range%20from,to%2030%20microns%20in%20size.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plant and animal cells. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let students observe and sketch them.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports: three parts of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/19006\/cell-theory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cell theory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.jove.com\/science-education\/v\/19007\/microscopes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">microscope discoveries.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Activity 2: Cell Theory Timeline<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assign each student a scientist from the history of cell theory. Have them create a short presentation with an image and key discovery.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports: scientists who contributed to cell theory, and modern cell theory.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Activity 3: Model a Cell<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use clay, beads, or paper cutouts to build a 3D or 2D model showing the cell as the basic unit of life.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports: cells as the basic unit of life, and examples of cell theory in everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af33e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6af33e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9201ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9201ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connecting Cell Theory to Everyday Life\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edb790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5edb790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show students how cell theory is applied outside the classroom:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Healthcare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Understanding how cells work helps in treating diseases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Food science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Studying yeast cells in bread making.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Environmental science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Observing algae cells in pond water to monitor ecosystems.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0aca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e0aca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> FAQ: Teaching Cell Theory\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a1f6d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"c6a1f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a4abab4b6894\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-a6e33056a4abab4b6894\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-a6e33056a4abab4b6894\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-a6e33056a4abab4b6894\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How to teach cell theory to middle school students?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-a6e33056a4abab4b6894\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-c6a1f6d\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a4abab4b6894\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use microscope observations, timeline activities, and visual aids like<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/science-video\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> JoVE videos.<\/span><\/a><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-ed795eb6a4abab4b6894\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-ed795eb6a4abab4b6894\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-ed795eb6a4abab4b6894\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What are the three parts of cell theory?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-ed795eb6a4abab4b6894\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-c6a1f6d\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a4abab4b6894\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All living things are made of one or more cells.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cell is the basic unit of structure and function.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All cells come from pre-existing cells.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-20073e56a4abab4b6894\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-20073e56a4abab4b6894\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-20073e56a4abab4b6894\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Who are the main scientists who contributed to cell theory?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-20073e56a4abab4b6894\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-c6a1f6d\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a4abab4b6894\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-c6a1f6d\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-c3bd8ce6a4abab4b6894\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-c3bd8ce6a4abab4b6894\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-c3bd8ce6a4abab4b6894\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What are examples of cell theory in everyday life?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n              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