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6.Evolution
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For a long time it was believed that life came out of decaying and rotting matter like straw mud, etc.
This was the theory of
A
Catastrophism
B
Abiogenesis
C
Panspermia
D
Chemogeny
Solution
Theory of spontaneous generation (Abiogenesis or Autogenesis).
This theory states that life originated from non-living things in a spontaneous manner. This concept was held by early Greek philosophers like Thales, Anaximander, Xanophanes, Empedocles, Plato, Aristole, etc.
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