AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many theories of the origin of life exists?
A
6
B
8
C
7
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Life on Earth began more than 3 billion years ago, evolving from the most basic of microbes into a dazzling array of complexity over time, but how did the first organisms on the only known home to life in the universe develop from the primordial soup ?

Detailed explanation-2: -It has passed through various stages, all of which can be considered cosmological theories. The flat Earth, the geocentric model, heliocentricity, galacticocentricity, the Big Bang, the Inflationary Big Bang… Each model explains what was known at the time and what the measurements could confirm.

Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, we may distinguish five theories that Darwin combined: evolution as such, common descent, gradualism, multiplication of species, and natural selection.

Detailed explanation-4: -Divine creation, evolution, spontaneous generation, and cosmogenesis are the four theories examined.

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