Theory of Spontaneous Generation

Q. Which one of the following experiments suggest that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter?

1. Larva could appear in decaying organic matter
2. Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
3. Microbes appeared in stored meat
4. Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter

Q. Theory of biogenesis states:

1. life comes spontaneously
2. life is created by God
3. life comes from inorganic materials
4. life comes from pre-existing ones

Q. Theory of biogenesis states:

1. life comes spontaneously
2. life comes from inorganic materials
3. life comes from pre-existing ones
4. life is created by God

Q. The experiment to show the production of mice in 21 days from a dirty shirt placed in contact with kernels of wheat was carried out by ___.

1. Aristotle
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Francesco Redi
4. Helmont

Q. The theory which explains that life originates everyday from nonliving matter, is known as the theory of spontaneous generation.

1. True
2. False

Q. Theory of biogenesis states:

1. life comes spontaneously
2. life comes from inorganic materials
3. life comes from pre-existing ones
4. life is created by God

Q. The theory of spontaneous generation was firmly rejected by the work of .

1. Alexander Oparin
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Georges Lemaitre
4. J. B. S. Haldane

Q. Everything is made for a purpose on earth . But why are humans made ?

Q. The theory of spontaneous generation assumes that:

1. organisms arise spontaneously
2. organisms arise from other organisms and also spontaneously
3. organisms arise only from other similar organisms
4. organisms arise from pre-existing forms

Q. Assertion :Louis Pasteur showed that in flask open to air, new living organisms appeared in the heat killed yeast culture. Reason: Life arise from pre-existing life.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q. The experiment to show the production of mice in 21 days from a dirty shirt placed in contact with kernels of wheat was carried out by ___.

1. Aristotle
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Francesco Redi
4. Helmont

Q. Explain the term biogenesis.

Q. That first life on earth originated from non-living materials has been explained by :

1. Theory of biogenesis
2. Theory of extra-terrestrial origin
3. Theory of Abiogenesis
4. Theory of Special creation

Q. Which one of the following experiments suggest that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter?

1. Larva could appear in decaying organic matter
2. Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
3. Microbes appeared in stored meat
4. Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter

Q. The theory which explains that life originates everyday from nonliving matter, is known as the theory of spontaneous generation.

1. True
2. False

Q. Life comes from pre - existing life was stated by

1. Louis Pasteur
2. Oparin
3. Darwin
4. Miller

Q. Catastrophes according to Cuvier came periodically and

1. Created new life
2. Destroyed all life
3. Effected evolution
4. All of the above

Q. What did Louis Pasteur's experiment on killed yeast demonstrate? Name the theory that got disproved.

Q. Biogenetic law was put forward by

1. E. Haeckel
2. Charles Darwin
3. Lamarck
4. Karl Von Bear

Q. The theory of spontaneous generation was firmly rejected by the work of .

1. Alexander Oparin
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Georges Lemaitre
4. J. B. S. Haldane

Q. Which one of the following experiments suggest that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter?

1. Larva could appear in decaying organic matter
2. Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
3. Microbes appeared in stored meat
4. Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter

Q. Which one of the following experiments suggest that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter?

1. Larva could appear in decaying organic matter
2. Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
3. Microbes appeared in stored meat
4. Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter

Q. The theory of spontaneous generation assumes that:

1. organisms arise spontaneously
2. organisms arise from other organisms and also spontaneously
3. organisms arise from pre-existing forms
4. organisms arise only from other similar organisms