Maria, after finding no cold sodas in the refrigerator, placed a can of soda in the freezer. she then proceeded to check her social networking site and forgot about the soda. later that evening her brother went to get some ice and it was brown. maria's soda can had split open. what is the best explanation for what happened?

What mistake did john needham make that caused him to conclude that spontaneous generation for microorganisms occurred? a. he re-contaminated his boiled broth solutions. b. he destroyed the vital force in the solutions. c. he did not boil his broth solutions, only warmed them. d. he failed to seal his flasks of boiled broth. e. he allowed his assistant to conduct the experiment which he did not monitor closely.