Chemistry NEET Full Syllabus Mock Test 180 Question New Syllabus Mock Test - 10 PCB Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 12, 2026

Read the following statements and select the correct ones.

A
Alfred Wallace, a naturalist who worked in Malay Archipelago, came to similar conclusions as Darwin around the same time.
A and B
B
Darwinian variations are small and directional.
B and D
C
Lamarck, by careful experimentation, demonstrated that life comes only from preexisting life.
C and D
D
For a long time, it was believed that life came out of decaying and rotting matter such as straw, mud, etc. This was the theory of biogenesis.
A and D

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• Louis Pasteur by careful experimentation, demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life.

• Lamarck is known for the theory of inheritance of acquired characters.

• For a long time, it was believed that life came out of decaying and rotting matter such as straw, mud, etc, that was the theory of abiogenesis (spontaneous generation), not biogenesis.

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