Theories on the Origin of Life

Series: Biology Series Unit 10 - Evolution

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Examines four theories which explain the origin of life: special creation, spontaneous generation, cosmozoic development, and evolution. Discusses the unprovable creation of life by a supernatural being, the origin of life from inorganic materials, the generation of life from a deposited spore from outer space, and the possibilities of organic chemical evolution in the primordial sea. Discusses the evidence for each theory.

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