The theory of spontaneous generation was..

The theory of spontaneous generation was proposed by Aristotle. After Aristotle, many other scientists came in support of this theory.

The theory of spontaneous generation simply explains that the living matter originated from non-living matter. As soon as the theory was brought forward, contradictions arose in the scientific world with some scientists supporting the theory and the others denying it.

Some of the supporters of the spontaneous generation gave an example of how animals such as frogs can only be seen in the muddy areas. They thought that the non- living mud might have gave existence to the frogs.

However, in the future, with more scientific advancements, this theory was proved to be wrong.

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.  

the answer is a) cell division.

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