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The belief that living things arise from rotting straw and mud is known as:
APanspermia theory
BBiogenesis theory
CSpecial creation
DSpontaneous generation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Spontaneous generation
Spontaneous generation claimed life came out of decaying matter such as straw and mud, until Pasteur disproved it.
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