Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Biogenesis

Biogenesis is the theory that organisms must come from other organisms.
(Life from life)

Examples of biogenesis:
  • A baby born from its mother
  • A bacteria cell that was created by an old one splitting into two (fission)
  • A mushroom planted from its "parent" mushroom's spores
  • An ant hatched from an egg laid by the queen
Summary:
In short, biogenesis means that you cannot make life from nothing (abiotic factors), and that it must have come from something biotic (currently living or not). The opposite of biogenesis is abiogenesis, the theory that life can come from abiotic factors.



By Sacha Jacques

Citations:
Dohrman, Paul. “The Theory of Biogenesis.” Sciencing.com, Sciencing, 10 Jan. 2019, sciencing.com/theory-biogenesis-5419233.html.


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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2019 at 6:57 PM

    What about asexual organisms that split from themselves?

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    1. AnonymousMarch 19, 2019 at 9:18 AM

      They still came from an organism.

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