Question

What did Louis Pasteur's experiment contribute to cell theory? a) The fact that all organisms consist of cells b) The evidence that cells are the basic unit for all organisms c) The proposal that cells are living organisms d) The proof that cells only come from other cells

Answer 1

Louis Pasteur's experiment contributed to cell theory- d) The proof that cells only come from other cells.

• The swan-neck flask experiment of Louis Pasteur disproved the theory of spontaneous generation.
• According to the spontaneous generation theory, cells can come from non-living matter. He rejected this theory by his experiment and stated that life comes only from life or cells only come from other cells.
• This experiment of Louis Pasteur formed the basis of cell theory.