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Scientist who experimented using meat and flies?
Redi
Who proved that the flies that developed on raw meat did not come from the meat?
In the 1600's, the Italian scientist Francisco Redi performed experiments that showed that flies did not spontaneously generate from raw meat.
Scientist who experimented with meat and flies?
redi?
What Scientists experiment using meat and flies?
Redi
Who was one of the first scientist to take on the theory of spontaneous generation using meat and maggots?
Francesco Redi
What was the purpose of the gauze in the experiment using meat in a jar?
The purpose was so the flies won't get in the jar.
DO Flies come from rotten meat because they always appear where meat is rotting?
Flies are attracted to meat and will lay eggs on the meat, where they quickly hatch into maggots. But the flies are not indigenous to the meat.
What famous englishman's experiments with freezing meat caused his death?
balnchard
Why was the gauze important in redi's experiment?
Redi used a jar, meat and gauze. The gauze kept the flies off the meat. Redi's hypothesis was that if you kept flies away from the meat, maggots would not appear, because the flies did not lay eggs on the meat.
Do flies have meat in them?
no it doesnt
What purpose did boiling the meat serve in both Spallanzani and Pasteur experiments?
Boiling the meat broth killed any existing microorganisms.
Can a nonliving thing create a living thing like can rotting meat create flies?
Rotting meat doesn't create flies. Rotting meat attracts flies that lay their eggs on the meat. These eggs hatch and maggots emerge and proceed to feed off the rotten meat. After a period as a chrysalis, the maggots change and emerge as adult flies.
