AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following terms is another name for spontaneous generation?
A
Abiogenesis
B
Biogenesis
C
Chemical evolution
D
Organic evolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abiogenesis is the natural process of creation of simple organic compounds from nonliving matter. The term equivocal generation, also called heterogenesis, describes the theory of spontaneous generation. According to equivocal generation, one life arises from another unrelated life form.

Detailed explanation-2: -The key difference between abiogenesis and spontaneous generation is that abiogenesis is the theory that states all life started from inorganic molecules while spontaneous generation is the theory that states complex life arises spontaneously and continually from nonliving matter.

Detailed explanation-3: -BIOGENESIS. Spontaneous generation is the theory that living organisms may be created from non-living matter, as shown by the presence of life in supposedly sterile conditions. Biogenesis is the theory that all living matter originates from other living matter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Other common examples of spontaneous generation were that dust creates fleas, maggots arise from rotting meat, and bread or wheat left in a dark corner produces mice.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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