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How has spontaneous generation been used to help protect your food?
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∙ 13y ago
spontaneous generation means the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources. so it has nothing to do with protecting your food.
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How did people think that microbes came to be in food and drink?
people thought it was just spontaneous generation
What is the idea of spontaneous generation about?
Spontaneous Generation was the idea that life spontaneously arose from rotten food. For example, if I left a hamburger outside for a couple days and maggots began to cover it, during the time period that spontaneous generation was accepted, I would have believed that the maggots came from nothing.
The theory that living things come only from other living things is known as?
spontaneous generation- an impossibility. by law of science, living things only come from other living things. the theory of evolution basically starts with spontaneous generation. otherwise the law is faulty. and its a law. not a theory, a law.
What experiments led to the dismissal of the theory of spontaneous generation by the scientific community?
demonstrations that no organisms would grow on sterilized food placed in a sealed container
How did spontaneous generation develop?
It was developed because people saw flies gather around their food, and their food turn moldy. The explanation was that the flies and the mold came from the food. This was later proved incorrect because when their food was sealed off (with a lid), there weren't any bacteria or flies around their food.
What is the need for study of new and old generation?
Older generation have different food habits than the new generation. New generation eats lot of fast food and junk food more than the older generation.
Can stainless steel utensils in food cause botulism in a refrigerator?
Botulism has three main forms, infant, foodborne and wound. All forms are serious and should be treated. Stainless steel utensil left in food in the refrigerator is not a cause for botulism.
How did the theory of spontaneous generation explain the origin of simple life?
simple organism like frogs, worms, beetles and salamanders could some from dust, mud, etc. and food left out quickly swarmed with life
Why do you protect your food?
You protect food to keep germs and bacteria out.
How does spontaneous generation differ from the scientific theory of biogenesis?
Spontaneous generation is when organisms created by matter... for example old rotten food creating larvas and flies. biogenesis is the organisms created by other living creatures like flies reproducing to create larvas
What are the release dates for Generation 01 - 1997 Food from the Hood?
Generation 01 - 1997 Food from the Hood was released on: USA: 1997
What is the theory of Spontaneous Reproduction?
spontaneous reproduction is when out of no where, something is reproduced. many, many, years ago, people didn't have refrigerators to keep their food fresh. so their meat and other foods would spoil and so there would be magots and other insects crawling in their food. their explanation would be spontaneous reproduction.(they thought dead meat could reproduce living organisms)
