Multiple choice

Who gave the theory of spontaneous generation?

  1. Redi

  2. Pasteur

  3. Spallanzani

  4. Van Helmonth
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Explanation

Van Helmont proposed the theory of spontaneous generation in the 17th century, suggesting that life could arise from non-living matter. Redi, Pasteur, and Spallanzani all conducted experiments that disproved spontaneous generation. Van Helmont's famous but incorrect recipe involved creating mice from wheat and dirty r.

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