The-Living-World Question 656

Question: How many years ago abiogenesis occurred [DPMT 2004]

Options:

A) 3.5 billion years

B) 3.0 billion years

C) 2.5 billion years

D) 3.2 billion years

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Abiogenesis or spontaneous creation or Autobiogenesis was proposed by von Helmont (1577-1644) and state that life originated abiogenetically from non living materials by spontaneous generation about 3.5 billion years ago.