AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the natural law that states that living organisms come only from other living organisms and are not created from nonliving materials?
A
evolution
B
oxidation
C
biogenesis
D
abiogenesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the theory of spontaneous generation, living organisms can arise from non-living matter. Louis Pasteur disproved this theory and was awarded for the same.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Example.

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: -spontaneous generation, the hypothetical process by which living organisms develop from nonliving matter; also, the archaic theory that utilized this process to explain the origin of life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biogenesis is based on the theory that life can only come from life, and it refers to any process by which a lifeform can give rise to other lifeforms. For instance, a chicken laying eggs, which hatch and become baby chicken.

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