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21.

The assertion that “life only comes from life” was stated by Louis Pasteur in regard to his experiments that definitively refuted the theory of ___________.

22.

John Snow is known as the Father of _____________.

23.

The ____________ theory states that disease may originate from proximity to decomposing matter and is not due to person-to-person contact.

24.

The scientist who first described cells was _____________.

25.

Prokaryotic cells that are rod-shaped are called _____________.

26.

The type of inclusion containing polymerized inorganic phosphate is called _____________.

27.

Peroxisomes typically produce _____________, a harsh chemical that helps break down molecules.

28.

Microfilaments are composed of _____________ monomers.

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