Question

Louis Pasteur, a famous scientist who lived over 100 years ago, made an important hypothesis about bacteria. He noticed that bacteria grew quickly in open jars of liquid, like chicken soup. Bacteria also grew in jars of soup that were sealed tightly so that no air could get in. However they didn’t grow in soup that was sealed tightly in a jar, then boiled and kept sealed after it cooled. What was Pasteur’s correct hypothesis?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Louis Pasteur, a famous scientist who lived over 100 years ago, made an important hypothesis about a certain germ called bacteria. He noticed that bacteria grew quickly in open jars of liquid, like chicken soup. Bacteria also grew in jars of soup that were sealed tightly so that no air could get in.