Which finding would have disproved virchow’s hypothesis?

a. animalcules are not organisms.
b. animals are made of non–cell-based matter.
c. plants are made of non–cell-based matter.
d. cells can generate from nonliving matter.

The correct answer is D

Virchow was a German  scientist whose most important work was in the filed of cellular biology and pathology.

His scientific experiments and  examinations aimed to disprove the idea of spontaneous generation. This idea is based on an assumption that life can spontaneously appear out of non-living matter. After years of scientific work he concluded that only living cells can produce other cells, or that only life can produce life.

Therefore, if it was somehow proven that cells can be generated from non-living matter, that would disprove his findings.

label a cell membrane

label b cytoplasm

label c ribosomes

label d dna

the membrane forms the outside of the cell

cytoplasm is the liquid within

ribosomes are the components within that distribute rna

the dna is the genetic make-up