If You Were Setting Up an Experiment to Disprove Spontaneous

question 8

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

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Definitions:

Chronological

Organized or occurring in order of time of occurrence, often used in timelines, histories, and narratives to show sequence.

Cause-and-effect

A relationship where one event (the cause) leads directly to another event (the effect).

Problem-solution

A method of organizing information or arguments that first identifies a problem and then proposes one or more solutions for it.

Specific-to-general

A method of organization where details start with specific instances and lead to a general conclusion or understanding.