Question

Use the following information when answering the following question. In 1668, Francesco Redi performed a series of experiments on spontaneous generation. He began by putting similar pieces of meat into eight identical jars. Four jars were left open to the air, and four were sealed. He then did the same experiment with one variation: Instead of sealing four of the jars completely, he covered them with gauze (the gauze excluded the flies while allowing the meat to be exposed to air). In both experiments, he monitored the jars and recorded whether or not maggots (young flies) appeared in the meat. What hypothesis was being tested in the initial experiment with open versus sealed jars

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: Maggots do not arise spontaneously but from eggs laid by adult flies.

Explanation:

According to the experiment Redii, The maggots are present only in the open jar not in the sealed jar. The adult flies can not go in or out of the jar to the meat and can not lay the eggs on meat whereas in an open jar the adult flies can easily get in the jar and lay the eggs on meat.

On the basis of the above response and explanation, it can be concluded and hypothesize that maggots do not arise spontaneously but from eggs laid by adult flies.