Which of the following statements is probably true about the experiments that supposedly proved that spontaneo

A. Too much heat was applied.


B. Air was lacking.


C. The food source could not support life.


D. All of the above


E. Microorganisms were already present when the flask was sealed.Which of the following statements is probably true about the experiments that supposedly proved that spontaneo
Half of the question is missing, but from little parts of it, i believe the answer is E.Which of the following statements is probably true about the experiments that supposedly proved that spontaneo
I think the proper ans
What is this...? A question? Makes no sense. Spontaneo...when the flask was sealed? What flask? My rum flask?
I assume you mean the experiments that supported the idea of spontaneous generation (of an organism). One of the initial experiments that supported the idea of spontaneous generation was one where meat was left out and after a few days, maggots appeared without any apparent intervention (it was not understood that these were fly larvae). When the meat was covered with a cloth, maggots didn't appear (because the flies couldn't get to it to lay eggs), but it still putrefied due to bacteria. Spontaneous generation was discounted by an experiment where meat extract media was placed in a flask, boiled and sealed and no bacteria grew. The last weak argument for spontaneous generation then was that atmosphere was needed and nothing could grow without atmosphere. So, another flask was created with a crooked neck so that nothing could fall into the media, but the neck was still open to the atmosphere. No bacteria grew in this flask either. Thus, the idea of spontaneous generation was completely discounted.





Picking an answer is difficult without the complete question, but I would hazard a guess the answer is E.
E





assuming this is the famous meat experiment.