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With which of the following is the name of Louis Pasteur associated?

  1. Explanation of the formation of simple organic molecules in the early atmosphere of earth

  2. The proposition of the composition of gases in the early atmosphere of earth

  3. Disproving the theory of spontaneous generation of organisms

  4. Proposition that the first photosynthetic organisms were cyanobacteria
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Louis Pasteur famously used swan-neck flasks to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation, demonstrating that micro-organisms exist in the air and contaminate sterile broths. Options A and B relate to early Earth atmosphere experiments like Miller-Urey, while D refers to evolutionary theories of cyanobacteria. Thus, option C is correct.