AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is an accurate statement of the DIFFERENCES between spontaneous generation and biogenesis?
A
Spontaneous generation is the idea that life can only come from life, while biogenesis is the outdated notion that animals arise from nonliving elements of their environment.
B
Spontaneous generation and biogenesis are two names for the same principle concerning the origin of life.
C
Spontaneous generation is the idea that life can come from nonliving components, while biogenesis is the more modern concept that life can only arise from another living organism.
D
The concept of spontaneous generation recognizes that species generate offspring when environmental conditions are favorable, while biogenesis is the idea that life was created in a single event and has been unchanged ever since
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Life can arise from non-living things only’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which is an accurate statement of the differences between spontaneous generation and biogenesis? Spontaneous generation is the idea that life can come from nonliving components, while biogenesis is the more modern concept that life can only arise from another living organism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biogenesis means making new living things. More specifically, it is the theory that living things only come from other living things through reproduction. Abiogenesis, sometimes called spontaneous generation, means life coming from non-living things.

Detailed explanation-4: -A spontaneous process is one that occurs naturally under certain conditions. A nonspontaneous process, on the other hand, will not take place unless it is “driven” by the continual input of energy from an external source.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theory of spontaneous generation states that life arose from nonliving matter. It was a long-held belief dating back to Aristotle and the ancient Greeks.

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