Spontaneous generation and theory of biogenesis

The idea that life arises from nonliving.

• Theory of biogenesis

• Spontaneous generation

Francisco Redi experiment didn't convince everyone

• True

• False

designed an experiment that shows biogenesis is true even with microorganisms

• Francesco Redi

• Louis Pasteur

closed flask with meat will attract flies

• True

• False

When the flask was tiled

• Microorganism grew

• No microorganism grew

The swan neck flask was contaminated because the bacteria were trapped at the curve of the neck.

• True

• False

When the flies were under the porous mesh they produce maggots

• in the mesh

• in the meat

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

theory of biogenesis

• Living organisms can produce other living organisms

• Life arises from nonliving

the oldest idea about the origin of life

• Spontaneous generation

• theory of biogenesis

When microorganisms grew in the broth

• it turned cloudy

• it didn't change color

• both