alleryWhich scientist disproved spontaneous generation using the scientific method?
AAntoine Lavoisier
BGalileo Galilei
CIbn al-Haytham
DLouis Pasteur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Louis Pasteur
1. Spontaneous generation was a prevailing theory.
2. Louis Pasteur used the scientific method to disprove it.
3. His work also led to the germ theory of disease.
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