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Question
The theory of spontaneous generation stated that ______.
Options
life arose from living forms only
life can arise from both living and non-living
life can arise from non-living things only
life arises spontaneously, neither from living nor from the non-living
Solution
The theory of spontaneous generation stated that life can arise from non-living things only.
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