People once thought that life could arise from nonliving matter, an idea called spontaneous generation. How did scientists show this idea to be incorrect? (1 point)
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observed tiny living things under a microscope.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observed tiny living things under a microscope.
Genetic scientists transferred genes between organisms.
Genetic scientists transferred genes between organisms.
Louis Pasteur conducted an experiment on the growth of microbes in meat broth.
Louis Pasteur conducted an experiment on the growth of microbes in meat broth.
Robert Hooke identified cells in the tissue of cork.
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Louis Pasteur conducted an experiment on the growth of microbes in meat broth.
Pasteur's experiments, particularly his broth experiments, demonstrated that microorganisms arose from other microorganisms, not from nonliving matter, thereby disproving the idea of spontaneous generation.
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