Life Produces More Life-Assignment 3-6B

Is spontaneous generation possible?

• yes
• no

This scientist used flies and meat to determine how maggots were created.

• Redi
• Leeuwenhoek
• Needham
• Spallanzani

Which scientist designed a special flask that allowed air in but kept microbes out and once and for all disproved spontaneous generation?

• Redi
• Needham
• Spallanzani
• Pasteur

What piece of equipment did Pasteur use in his experiment which allowed air to enter but trapped the dust particles in the air?

• microscope

• Erlynmeyer flask

• Swan-neck flask

• Wide mouth beaker

Maggots came from nonliving matter.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Only the jars that were open to air had maggots in it

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the idea that life can arise form nonliving material?

• biogenesis

• evolution

• spontaneous combustion

• spontaneous generation

What are tardigrades nicknames

• Tardigrade

• water pigglet and moss bears

• moss piglets and water bears

• DNA Protector

can tardagrades die

• yes

• depends what kind

• No they just fall sleep

• It was not discovered

How small are tardigrades

• Small

• Large

• Microscopic

• giant