NEETZoologyEvolution
What is the concept of 'Panspermia'?
Options
- ALife originated from decaying matter
- BLife came from outside Earth
- CLife formed spontaneously on Earth
- DLife evolved from simpler forms
Correct answer
B. Life came from outside Earth
Step-by-step solution
Early Greek thinkers thought units of life called spores were transferred to different planets including earth. ‘Panspermia’ is still a favourite idea for some astronomers. For a long time it was also believed that life came out of decaying and rotting matter like straw, mud, etc. This was the theory of spontaneous generation.Louis Pasteur by careful experimentation demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life. He showed that in pre-sterilised flasks, life did not come from killed yeast while in another