Multiple choice general knowledge

Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?

  1. Darwin

  2. Lammarck

  3. Oparin

  4. Haechel
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Explanation

Alexander Oparin, a Soviet biochemist, proposed the theory of chemical evolution of life in his 1924 book 'The Origin of Life,' suggesting that life arose gradually from inorganic molecules through chemical reactions. Darwin proposed natural selection, and Lamarck proposed an earlier theory of evolution based on acquired characteristics.

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