Theories on the origin of life Flashcards

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1
Q

Life comes from a supernatural being called
God

A

Special creation theory

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Life comes from outer planets
in a form of a resistant spore propelled by radiation pressure, reaching the Earth and
starting the first form of life

A

Interplanetary theory (panspermia)

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3
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Life comes from non-living things

A

Abiogenesis

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4
Q

Life has no end and no beginning

A

Philosophical theory of eternity

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5
Q

Life originated from the sea

A

Marine theory

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6
Q

The most widely recognized explanation holds that a series of chemical reactions
resulted in a mass of living protoplasm which gradually changed to give rise to the
current forms of life

A

Naturalistic/Evolutionary/Physico-chemical theory

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