The theory of spontaneous generation stated that:
a. life arose from living forms only
b. life can arise from both living and non-living
c. life can arise from non-living things only.
d. life arises spontaneously, neither from living nor from the non-living.
The answer is the option (c) life can arise from non-living things only.
Explanation: The theory assumes that life could have formed from non-animated matters.