What did Redi prove about maggots?
They come from eggs of flies
They can fly
They are poisonous
They can swim
Answer
Francesco Redi proved that maggots come from eggs of flies. He did this by placing meat in two jars, one open and one covered with gauze. The meat in the open jar quickly became infested with maggots, while the meat in the covered jar remained free of maggots. This proved that maggots do not spontaneously generate from meat, but instead come from eggs laid by flies.
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