Origin Of Life

Question 1

What are the 4 theories of the origin of life?

Answer 1

Creationism, spontaneous generation, panspermia and biogenesis.

Question 2

Define creationism

Answer 2

Creationism is the theory that addresses that life was created by a supreme being who created everything that exists and as a divine act generated life.
It is more of a philosophical theory than a scientific one.

Question 3

Spontaneous generation

Answer 3

Some philosophers like Aristotle and Plato believe in spontaneous generation, they thought that, for example, mice and flies were created in decomposed meat.

Question 4

Abiotic synthesis theory

Answer 4

Oparin and haldane’s idea was that simple organic molecules could hace reacted (with energy from rays of the sun) to form a “primordial soup”.

Question 5

So what was the true beginning of life on earth?

Answer 5

The true beginning of life on Earth could be the RNA.