 Spontaneous

generation – life forms

can be generated from
inanimate objects.
 disproved spontaneous
generation
 muslin jars experiments
 disprove spontaneous
generation
 broth experiment
 the microorganisms did
not come from the broth
but were in the air that
entered the flask
 not even
microorganisms came
from living things
 hypothesized that the
atmosphere of primitive
earth contained gases like
ammonia, methane,
hydrogen, and water
vapor.
 performed experiment
using the mixture of
gases