GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

GENERAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The theory which advocates that living beings can arise only from other living beings is termed
A
Bio-genesis
B
Abiogenesis
C
Catastrophism
D
Cosmozoic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the theory of abiogenesis, complex living organisms are generated from decaying organic substances e.g. organisms like mice spontaneously appear in stored grain or maggots spontaneously appear in meat. The theory of abiogenesis is also termed as the theory of spontaneous generation or auto biogenesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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