Q. For a long time it was believed that life came out of decaying and rotting matter like straw mud, etc. This was the theory of

A) Catastrophism
B) Abiogenesis
C) Panspermia
D) Chemogeny
Explanation

Theory of spontaneous generation (Abiogenesis or Autogenesis). This theory states that life originated from non-living things in a spontaneous manner. This concept was held by early Greek philosophers like Thales, Anaximander, Xanophanes, Empedocles, Plato, Aristole, etc.

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