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1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name ―cella‖ for theempt
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y cork spaces that became the word we use today,h―cells‖?
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A. Robert Hooke g
B. Zachariash Janssen g
C. Francesco h Stalluti g
D. Giovanni
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.How
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ever, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn'th share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. hehdidn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very
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long Ans: B
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A. see viruses.
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B. use a microscope.
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D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
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Ans: C
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4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debaterega
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rding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some muttonhgravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meathwith gauze and lefthothershopen. The covered jars did notdeve
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lop maggots, the uncovered oneshdid.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
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D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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Ans: B
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5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneoushgeneration.
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A. FrancescohRedi
B. Robert Koch g
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani g
D. Louis
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, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneousgener
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ation?
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B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
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C. miasma washthe cause of disease.
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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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