The Concept That Living Organisms Arise from Nonliving Material Is

question 61

Multiple Choice

The concept that living organisms arise from nonliving material is called

• A)biogenesis.
• B)cell theory.
• C)spontaneous generation.
• D)germ theory.
• Blooms Level: 1.Remember
• Learning Outcome: 01.03.01 Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,Leeuwenhoek,Pasteur,Koch,Cohn,Beijerinck,von Behring,Kitasato,Metchnikoff ,and Winogradsky
• Section: 01.03

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Definitions:

Sclera

The white, opaque, fibrous outer layer of the eyeball; it provides protection and form.

Cornea

Transparent, anterior portion of the outer layer of the eyeball.

Choroid Coat

A layer of blood vessels and connective tissue between the sclera and retina in the eye, providing oxygen and nutrients to the outer layers of the retina.

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye, responsible for converting light into neural signals for visual recognition.