AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Scientific law that states organisms only come from other organisms.
A
Spontaneous Generation
B
Biogenesis
C
Abiogenesis
D
Spontaneous Genesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The theory of biogenesis states that new living organisms can only emerge from other previously existing living organisms as a result of reproduction. Basically, reproduction can occur sexually or asexually, so life can only arise from living cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. (1) The principle stating that life arises from pre-existing life, not from nonliving material.

Detailed explanation-3: -He gave the Theory of Biogenesis. According to his experiments, he proved that microbes come from other microbes. According to Pasteur’s hypothesis: all living organisms arise from the cells of organisms on dust particles in the air, whereas not from the air itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theory of Biogenesis is based on the idea that life can only come from life, and it refers to any process by which a lifeform can give rise to another lifeform. It is an important theory of biology and molecular genetics, which postulates the production of new living organisms from preexisting life.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theory of Biogenesis, was proposed by Louis Pasteur. According, to the theory life originates from pre-existing life.

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