Which of the Following Was NOT an Aspect of Pasteur's

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation?

• A) The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S-shape.
• B) He boiled the infusions to kill any microbes present.
• C) The flasks were incubated for very long periods of time.
• D) The flasks were free of microbes until they were opened.
• E) The flasks he used were sealed with corks.

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