If You Were Setting Up an Experiment to Disprove Spontaneous

question 6

Multiple Choice

If you were setting up an experiment to disprove spontaneous generation in a liquid medium, which of the following would be essential to the experiment?

• A) using a sterile liquid and eliminating exposure to microorganisms
• B) adding carbon dioxide to the liquid
• C) starting with a liquid that contains microorganisms
• D) adding antibiotics to the liquid
• E) supplying the liquid with nutrients

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