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Kipish [7]
3 years ago
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In 1668, Francesco Redi conducted an experiment with jars of meat. This experiment was noteworthy because it _____.

Biology
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Morgarella [4.7K]3 years ago
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<u>Answer</u>: Disproved that life can generate from nonlife.

<u>Explanation</u>:

  • The <em>theory of spontaneous generation</em> stated that life could arise from nonliving objects.
  • To test this theory, Redi conducted an experiment in which he took jars and placed a piece of meat in them. He covered some jars with a muslin cloth and left some of them open.
  • After some time he observed that maggots developed only in the open jars and not in the covered ones.
  • From this, he was able to conclude that<em> life did not spontaneously originate from non-living matter</em> because had it been the case, the covered jars would also have the maggots but since the flies could no enter the jar there were no maggots in them.

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