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How did Francesco Redi disprove the idea of spontaneous generation?
He showed that flies were not produced by meat.
He showed that microorganisms are present in air.
He showed that microorganisms cause disease.
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He showed that flies were not produced by meat.
Redi’s experiment used jars of meat left open, sealed, or covered with gauze. Maggots appeared only in the open jars (and on the gauze), showing they came from fly eggs, not spontaneous generation. He did not demonstrate microbes in air or that microorganisms cause disease.
Redi’s experiment used jars of meat left open, sealed, or covered with gauze. Maggots appeared only in the open jars (and on the gauze), showing they came from fly eggs, not spontaneous generation. He did not demonstrate microbes in air or that microorganisms cause disease.
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