Which one of the following experiments suggests that the simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter:

1. Larva could appear in decaying organic matter
2. The meat was not spoiled when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
3. microbes did not appear in stored meat
4. Microbes appeared from unsterilized organic matter

Subtopic:  Other Theories of Origin of Life |
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AIPMT - 2005
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