Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of spontaneous generation?
A) Some sea anemones spontaneously bud newly developed young from their outer skin.
B) During flooding, frogs spontaneously arise from mud.
C) When a dried bean is moistened and kept moist, it spontaneously transforms into a bean sprout.
D) Maggots spontaneously transform in to flies.

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Spontaneous generation is the outdated belief that living organisms can arise from nonliving matter without any biological processes. The example of frogs spontaneously arising from mud during flooding (B) best illustrates this concept, as it suggests that the frogs come into existence without any prior biological process, directly from the mud, which aligns with the historical misconceptions of spontaneous generation.

Which of the Following Examples Best Illustrates the Concept of Spontaneous