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Redi did an experiment seeing what maggots come from by putting meat into jars and left 1 open 1 covered with netting and one sealed the only one that didn't get maggots was the one that was sealed proving that maggots come from flies.
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∙ 15y agoHe was the first to disprove spontaneous generation by finding that the presence of maggots in putrefying meat does not result from spontaneous generation, but from eggs laid on the meat by flies.
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What was Francesco Redi's middle name?
redi's middle name is mulala
Francesco Redi disproved the idea of spontaneous generation through an experiment involving?
meat and flies
Why is redi's experiment on spontaneous generation considered a controlled variable?
Redi showed the need to limit/control outside variables when he covered 1/2 the jars and got different results than the uncovered.
Which one of the scientists challenged the theory of spontaneous generation with the concept of biogensis which claims that living cells can arise only from preexisting living cells?
Francesco Redi
When was fransico Reid's experiment?
It was Francesco Redi's experiment. In 1664 Redi wrote his first work Osservazioni intorno alle vipere(Observations about the Viper). Redi is best known for, published in 1668 as Esperienze Intorno alla Generazione degl'Insetti (Experiments on the Generation of Insects).It proved that flies did not spontaneous generate. He put meat in a flask and covered it with cheesecloth so that air could get in but not flies. The other flask was a control and did not have cheesecloth. Only the flask without cheesecloth had flies.
What theory did Francesco Redi?
Francesco Redi proved the theory of spontaneous generation.
What is Francesco Redi's last name?
Redi
What was Francesco Redi's middle name?
redi's middle name is mulala
Where was Francesco Redi from?
Arezzo, Italy
What did francesco redi prove?
Francesco Redi's conclusion was that all organisms come from other organisms of the same kind.
When was Redi Francesco born?
Redi was born Feburary 19, 1626 in Arezzo, Italy
Who is redi took?
Redi took might refer to Francesco Redi, the Italian naturalist, physician, and poet. Redi took might also refer to the Redi Clinic in Houston, Texas.
Was francesco redi married?
Francesco Redi was a doctor and naturalist who was born in Arezzo, Italy on February 18, 1626. Redi was also a published poet. He never married.
In what year did Francesco Redi die?
Francesco Redi was an Italian physician who lived February 18, 1626 - March 1, 1697. He is often referred to in the scientific community as The Father of Modern Parasitology.
Who was Needham and what did he do?
John Needham was an English Scientist who helped the theory of Evolution, he used an experiment involving animal-cules to attack Redis work. He also tested Francesco Redi's theory.
How did Francesco Redi die?
died from an apoplectic stroke in Pisa in 1697.
What was Francesco Redi's hypothesis about the appearance of?
Spontaneous generation of maggots in meat
