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Why was Spallanzani's experiment results criticised?

Important Questions on Evolution

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Describe the Oparin Haldane theory of Origin of life.

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During evolution _____ evolved into first amphibians.
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According to Abiogenesis, life originated from:
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To Cuvier, the differences in fossils from different strata were evidences for
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The theory of spontaneous generation states that
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Identify the wrong statement.
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'Theory of Biogenesis' was supported by _____(Louis Pasteur/Lamarck/Weisman).

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An old view about evolution states that the organisms were created by a super organism in the same condition as they exist now. This theory is called:
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Theory of_____ (biogenesis/catastrophism) was proposed by Louis Pasteur.
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Which one of the following scientist’s name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?
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Which one of the following experiments suggests that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter?
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Biogenetic law was proposed by
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Spontaneous generation theory was given by
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Select the incorrect pair.
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Theory of catastrophism.was proposed by _____ (George Cuvier/Pasteur).
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How many years ago did abiogenesis occur?
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The theory of spontaneous generation stated that
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According to the "Theory of special creation":
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Read the following statements carefully and select the correct ones.
(i) Alfred Wallace, a naturalist who worked in Malay Archipelago had also come to similar conclusions as Darwin around the same time.
(ii) August Weismann by careful experimentation demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life.
(iii) The organs which have the same fundamental structure but are different in functions are called homologous organs.
(iv) Rate of appearance of new form is inversely proportional to life span of organism.
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The first oxygenic photosynthetic organisms were _____(Mycoplasma/Rhodobacter/Cyanobacteria).