Biogenesis refers to the
A) spontaneous generation of organisms from nonliving matter.
B) development of life forms from preexisting life forms.
C) germ theory of disease.
D) development of aseptic technique.

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Biogenesis refers to the idea that living organisms arise from preexisting living organisms, rather than from nonliving matter. This idea was developed in opposition to the theory of spontaneous generation, which suggested that living organisms could arise from nonliving matter. Biogenesis was supported by experiments such as Louis Pasteur's swan-necked flask experiment, which demonstrated that microbes could not arise spontaneously in a sterile environment but only from preexisting microbes.

Biogenesis Refers to the