Chapter 1, Problem 2VI

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The location in S shaped flask where microbes ended up in Pasteur’s experiment.

Introduction:

The theory of spontaneous generation describes the appearance of life from non-living matter like simple organic compounds. This theory was accepted over 2000 years because it explained the maggot’s appearance on spoiling meat. Later, Pasteur work shows that life was not originated spontaneously and disproves the theory of spontaneous generation.