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How did the design of Pasteur's flask help him successfully refute the hypothesis of spontaneous generation?
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∙ 11y ago
With previous attempts to disprove spontaneous generation, they argued that nothing was showing up because when something did, it suffocated. With a swan necked flask, as it's called, air could come in and out of it while the bend in the neck stopped airborne bacteria from infecting the broth.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoS shaped. Or also described as swan-neck flask.
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∙ 11y agoIt showed that microorganisms can only enter the flask as airborne particles.
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∙ 12y agoI think (I am not positive) that it's called a goose neck flask
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How did the design of pasteurs flask help him successfully refute the hypothesis of spontaneous generation?
It showed that microorganisms can only enter the flask as airborne particles.
How did the design of pasteurs flask help him successfully refute the hypothesis of spontanous generation?
It showed that microorganisms can only enter the flask as airborne particles.
Louis pasteurs experiments brought to an end the theory of what generation?
6. D.no, that's wrong, i just took a test. The correct answer is A-spontaneous.
What was Pasteurs hypothesis?
pasteures hypothesis was if microorganisms could just spontaneously appear out of nonliving thing
What was Louis Pasteurs Qualifications?
Louis Pateur (1822-1895) was a French scientist who discovered how vaccination worked, allowing scientists to successfully produce vaccinations for people and farm animals.
What was louis pasteurs wifes name?
Marie Laurent
What were the negative effects of Louis Pasteurs work?
mabey
What was Louis Pasteurs Most famous invention?
pasturization
Who was Louis Pasteurs assistant?
emile roux
What orgain was half destroyed by Louis Pasteurs stroke?
heart
How did Pasteurs experiment answer the objections raised by supporters of the vital force hypothesis?
Pasteur's experiment permitted air from the outside to mix with air from the inside, which would have allowed any "vital force" to enter and cause the broth to become cloudy if there were such a "vital force.
What was Pasteurs parents name?
Jean-Joseph Pasteur and Jeanne Roqui
