Spontaneous Generation Reading - Critical Analysis Questions

  

The article: The Slow Death of Spontaneous Generation (1668-1859) can be found at the following link.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Spontaneous_Generation.php

Additional information can be found at the following link.
http://www.infoplease.com/cig/biology/spontaneous-generation.html
 

       In class we read the article and looked for Claims and Evidence

–      Highlight or underline “Claims” the author is making or describing. Mark them “C”

–      Highlight or underline “Evidence” the author describes to support the claims. Mark them “E.”

•       On a separate sheet of paper with your full heading on it – Copy and answer the following:

1. What is the author’s main claim about spontaneous generation?
2. What evidence does the author provide to support that claim?
3. What was Redi’s claim?
4. What evidence did Redi use to support his claim?    
5. What was Needham’s claim? (You need to make an inference on this one.)
6. What evidence did Needham use to support his claim?
7. What was Spallanzani’s claim?
8. What evidence did Spallanzani use to support his claim?