Early Life Origins Experiments Flashcards
1
Q
What was the common early belief regarding the origin of life? (1500s)
A
Spontaneous generation
BOOM life!!!!!
2
Q
What was Redi’s experimental set-up?
A
He had a sealed flask with a piece of meat in it, an unsealed flask with a piece of meat in it, and one mesh covered flask with a piece of meat in it.
3
Q
What was pasteur’s experimental set up?
A
For a control he had an open flask with liquid
He also had a flask with an S curve top- the S flask had no bacteria
4
Q
What were the results of Redi’s experiment?
A
He showed that flies do not spontaneously generate from meat
- Spontaneous generation is not true
5
Q
What were the results of pasteur’s experiment?
A
He showed that bacteria was not formed in the flask and that it needed a way to get in and therefore it was not spontaneously generated
