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Which scientist used boiled beef broth and flasks with S-shaped tubing to

show that the theory of spontaneous generation is false?

A. Theodor Schwann
B. Matthias Schleiden
C. Rudolph Virchow
D. Louis Pasteur

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Answer: The correct answer is Louis Pasteur. He boiled beef broth in flasks leaving some open and some closed. The closed flasks remained free of microorganisms while the open flasks were contaminated within a few days.

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