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1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for theem
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pt y cork spaces that became the word we use today,h“cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke ma
B. Zachariash Janssen ma
C. Francesco h Stalluti ma
D. Giovanni Fab ma
er Ans: A
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.Ho
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w 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 lo
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ng Ans: B
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,3. Leeuwenhoek washthe first person to: ma ma ma ma
A. see viruses. ma
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D. suggest animalcules caused disease. ma ma ma
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4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debatere
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ga 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 notde
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ve 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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5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneoushgeneration.
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A. FrancescohRedi
B. Robert Koch ma
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani ma
D. Louis Paste ma
ur Ans: B
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, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneousgene
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r ation?
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A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media.
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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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Ans: Cma
7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: ma ma ma
A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. ma ma
C. miasma washthe cause of disease.
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D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis.
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Ans: D Page
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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich ma ma
B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham ma ma