The theory of spontaneous generation held that:
A) Life arises spontaneously from lifeless matter.
B) Life arises spontaneously from sexual reproduction.
C) Life arises spontaneously from various forms of vegetable nutrients.
D) Life arises only from other forms of life.
E) Life arises spontaneously from the action of an electric spark on certain amino acids.

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The theory of spontaneous generation posited that living organisms could arise from nonliving matter under certain conditions, without the need for reproduction from existing organisms.

The Theory of Spontaneous Generation Held That