Practice mode Evolution

Francesco Redi showed that maggots do not arise from rotting meat by ____.

Correct answer D. covering meat with gauze so flies could not lay eggs on it

Explanation

Redi kept meat in open jars and in jars covered with gauze. Maggots appeared only where flies could reach the meat and lay eggs, an early blow against spontaneous generation.

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