Recall Pasteur's experiment on spontaneous generation. If he had just warmed the nutrient-rich broth, rather than boiled it, what would have been the likely outcome of his experiment? Cells would ________.

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If Pasteur had just warmed the nutrient-rich broth instead of boiling it, it would not have killed any pre-existing cells or spores, which could have potentially grown and multiplied in the broth. Therefore, cells would have appeared in both flasks, invalidating his experiment and providing evidence for spontaneous generation.

Recall Pasteur's Experiment on Spontaneous Generation