Question

Recall Pasteur's experiment on spontaneous generation. If he had just warmed the nutrient-rich broth, rather than boiled it, what would have been the likely outcome of his experiment? Cells would ________.a. have appeared in the swan-neck but not the straight-neck flask

b. not have appeared in either flask
c. have appeared in both flasks
d. have appeared in the straight-neck but not the swan-neck flask

Answer 1

C. Have appeared in both flasks.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cells would have appeared in the straight-neck and in the swan-neck flask because the process of boiling water is essential to eliminate the possible microorganisms present in the broth before the experiment.

If only the microbes that were previously in the broth were heated, they would not die and keep playing