The Idea of Spontaneous Generation Postulated That

Question

The idea of spontaneous generation postulated that
A) organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms.
B) organisms could spontaneously turn into other types of organisms.
C) living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living material.
D) living organisms could spontaneously arise from other living organisms.
E) living organisms must contain at least ten cells.

Accepted Answer

Spontaneous generation was the idea that living organisms could arise spontaneously from non-living material, such as maggots appearing from decaying meat. This theory was eventually disproven once Louis Pasteur conducted his famous experiment using sterile broth in a swan-necked flask, which remained free of microbial growth unless the neck of the flask was broken, allowing microbes from the air to enter.