AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Biogenesis? As mentioned above, the term Biogenesis refers to all living things that come from other living things. This also gave rise to the cell, cell theory and the theories on the origin of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A second meaning of biogenesis was given by the French Jesuit priest, scientist and philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to mean the origin of life itself, which is now commonly referred to as abiogenesis, reflecting the secular and commonly more scientific belief that the origin of life was from non-life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biogenesis is any process by which lifeforms produce other lifeforms. For example, a spider lays eggs that become other spiders.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biogenesis refers to origin of life from pre-existing life and results in continuity of life. Organic evolution refers to gradual modification of existing organisms that leads to evolution of more complex life forms. Thus, the correct answer is option C.