Francesco Redi's experiment,illustrated in the figure above,addressed the question of whether flies spontaneously generated from meat carcasses.Which of the following statements regarding this experiment is (are)true?
A)Meat in jars with an open lid developed maggots.
B)Meat in lidded jars did not develop maggots.
C)Meat left in jars with mesh covered lids developed maggots.
D)A and B

Question

Francesco Redi's experiment,illustrated in the figure above,addressed the question of whether flies spontaneously generated from meat carcasses.Which of the following statements regarding this experiment is (are)true?
A)Meat in jars with an open lid developed maggots. 
B)Meat in lidded jars did not develop maggots. 
C)Meat left in jars with mesh covered lids developed maggots. 
D)A and B

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Francesco Redi's experiment showed that meat in jars with an open lid developed maggots, while meat in lidded jars did not. Therefore, both options A and B are true. Meat left in jars with mesh covered lids did develop maggots, but this was because flies were able to access the meat through the mesh, rather than spontaneously generating from the meat. Therefore, option C is false.

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