Explain How the Piece of Equipment Shown in the Image

question 10

Essay

Explain how the piece of equipment shown in the image below was used to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation.

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Definitions:

NADH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in its reduced form, NADH is a coenzyme that plays a vital role in energy metabolism and the electron transport chain in cells.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of protein complexes located in the inner mitochondrial membrane that creates a proton gradient to generate ATP, the energy currency of the cell.

FADH

A reduced form of flavin adenine dinucleotide, a redox (reduction-oxidation) coenzyme involved in several important metabolic reactions.