NEET Biology question

Assertion: Louis Pasteur showed that in a flask open to air, new living organisms appeared in heat-killed yeast culture. Reason: Life arises from pre-existing life.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Pasteur's swan-necked flask experiment indeed showed that microorganisms appeared in a nutrient broth once it was exposed to unfiltered air, which is a true observation, and it is also true that life arises only from pre-existing life

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