Question

What did Louis Pasteur's experiment on killed yeast demonstrate? Name the theory that got disproved on the basis of his experiment.

Answer 1

Louis Paster experiment on killed yeast demonstrates life forms are evolved from pre-existing living things only. Prior to this experiment, it was thought that life would come spontaneously from some nonliving matter too. For example, maggots came from rotting meat. This is known as the theory of spontaneous generation. Pasteur's experiment disproved this theory of spontaneous generation.