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Theories on the Origin of Life Flashcards

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Main supporters of Spontaneous Generation

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Aristotle, Epicurus, Von Helmont

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Bodies and organs have been designed to full meet the needs of the environment

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Theory of Special creation

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Also called abiogenesis or biopoesis

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Theory of Spontaneous Generation

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experiment set-up was boiled gravy/broth

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Spallanzani

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All different kinds of animals and plants were created at ones.

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Theory of Special Creation

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Life evolved in the oceans during a period when the the atmosphere was containing H2, H20, NH3, CH4, CO2

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Theory of Biochemical Evolution

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life was given to Earth by extraterrestrial life forms

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Directed Panspermia

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Things originated spontaneously from inanimate objects

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Theory of Spontaneous Generation (Abiogenisis or Biopoesis)

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Living things can only arise from living things and cannot be spontaneously generated.

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Theory of Biogenesis

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life had originated from other planets in the universe and came to earth on asteroids

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Theory of Panspermia

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Life may have begun at submarine hydrothermal vents

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Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Theory

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All organism were created in the same way they exist today

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Theory of Special Creation

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organic molecules somehow metabolized to create first cells (heterotrophs) which gave way to the emission of carbon dioxide which created autotrophs

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Heterotroph Theory

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experiment set-up was jars and meat

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Redi

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proposed by richter in 1865

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Theory of Panspermia

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life came from outside the solar system and travelled with debris

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Lithopanspermia (interstellar panspermia)

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life came from within the solar system and travelled with debris

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Ballistic Panspermia (interplanetary panspermia)

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Proposed by Stanley Miller and supported by Urey

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Theory of Biochemical Evolution

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experiment set-up was boiled broth and sterilized flasks

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Pasteur

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inorganic compounds (water/ocean) was synthesized by lightning making it into organic compounds (amino acids)

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Miller-Urey experiment (theory of biochemical evolution)

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Supported by the experiments of Spallanzani, Redi, Pasteur

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Theory of Biogenesis

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Proposed by Alexander Oparin

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Heterotroph Theory

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