The experiments of Francesco Redi
A) disproved the idea of spontaneous generation.
B) determined that fly larvae were present in raw meat, and when left on the counter they turned into flies.
C) used the scientific method to prove the idea of spontaneous generation.
D) disproved the scientific method.
E) disproved that maggots and flies were related.

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Francesco Redi's experiments in the 17th century were crucial in challenging the concept of spontaneous generation by demonstrating that maggots on decaying meat came from fly eggs, not from the meat itself.

The Experiments of Francesco Redi