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2 Explain how Pasteur made sure that any micro-organisms that appeared in the

flask had food and oxygen.

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Pasteur based his experimental design on a number of observations. He knew that bacteria grow in open containers of meat broth. ... In both, Pasteur added nutrient broth to flasks, bent the necks of the flasks into S shapes, and then boiled the broth to kill any existing microbes.

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