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Spontaneous Generation of Maggots: Jar A Jar B Jar C
Spontaneous Generation of Maggots: Jar A Jar B Jar C
Names:
Ian T. Breguera Date Performed: August 19, 2019
Michaela Joselle Navarro
Jamill De Vera Date Submitted: September 2, 2019
Risa Umblas
Normelyn De Guzman Rating: _____________
Objectives:
Disprove the theory that maggots could be spontaneously generated from meat using a
controlled experiment.
Observation:
In our experiment we observed that maggots and fungi and grow depend on the
surroundings. If it is open air then the bacteria and worms an easily make or produce into a fungi
or maggots. But if the surroundings are close then the maggots and fungi have a hard time
growing. In every jar there are fungi because of the left over bacteria came from mashed banana.
The smell is not too good because of the heat temperature that the banana absorbed, it became
spoiled.
3. Why do you observe growth of fungi in all setups after several days of the
experiment?
There is a lot of fungi in all jar even though others has sealed. The reason to this
are having bacteria inside the jar before it gets sealed. When the mashed banana became
spoiled, the bacteria grow fast.
Documentation
One day, ma’am Calolot said that we we’re be having an experiment. An experiment
we’re slice of meat or fruit suh as (banana or papaya) will be put inside the 3 jars (jar a – not
sealed; jar b – sealed with gauze; jar – completely sealed). First procedure to do is to prepare all
things that are needed on the experiment. After all things prepared, we mashed the sliced banana.
Then we put inside the 3 jars. Jar A and B was put outside and the jar C will stay inside the
room. A several day had passed; we observed that mashed banana in jar A is gradually decayed.
Maggots and fungi are starting to grow. We observe also the smell, it became stinky.
After 2 days the mashed banana in jar b became light brown. The smell is becoming not
good. After 3-4 days, Fungi starts to grow. White spots are now visible. On the top of gauze
there are maggots. They are trying to go inside the jar.
The jar C is the jar with no maggots at all. But there are still white spots called fungi.
After days, we observed that the color of the mashed banana became dark. And when the
experiment is done, we opened the jar and saw everything. From fungi to color.