Theories of the Origins of Life - Biology

Question 1

This theory proposes that life exists throughout the Universe and was distributed by meteoroids, asteroids, etc.

Answer 1

Panspermia

Question 2

This theory proposes that biological life arises from inorganic matter through natural processes.

Answer 2

Biopoesis

Question 3

This theory proposes concerning the coming into existence or origin of the universe, or about how reality came to be.

Answer 3

Cosmogeny

Question 4

This theory proposes that certain organelles originated from free-living bacteria that were taken inside another cell.

Answer 4

Endosymbiosis
Endo = In
Symbiosis = Living close together

Question 5

This theory proposes that spontaneous generation of certain forms of life came from non-living matter.

Answer 5

Spontaneous Generation

Question 6

This theory proposes that complex organic molecules came from clay

Answer 6

Clay Theory

Question 7

This theory proposes a catastrophic event killed previous living and then other different species arose from that of previous ones.

Answer 7

Theory of Consecutive Creations

Question 8

This theory proposes that the origin of life on earth is the result of a slow and gradual process of chemical evolution of DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Answer 8

Materialistic Theory

Question 9

This theory was made by Charles Darwin and proposes that life on Earth was a slowly, steadily and gradually process over time or rapidly from one long static state to another (EVOLUTION)

Answer 9

Organic Evolution

Question 10

This theory proposes that all the different forms of life have been created by God,

Answer 10

Theory of Special Creation