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1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name ―cella‖ for theempt y cork
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spaces that became the word we use today,h―cells‖?
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A. Robert Hooke i
B. Zachariash Janssen i
C. Francesco h Stalluti i
D. Giovanni
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.How ever, i i i i i i i i i i i i
hefailedtopromotescientificinquirybecause:
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A. hedidn'thshare his drawings with other scientists.
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B. hehdidn't revealhowhe ground the lenses and no one else was doingit that well.
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C. helimitedhisresearchtopondwater
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D. itwasonlyahobbyandhedidn'tliveverylong
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Ans: B
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,3. Leeuwenhoek washthe first person to: i i i i
A. see viruses. i
B. useamicroscope. i i
C. describebacteria. i
D. suggest animalcules caused disease. i i i
Ans: C i
4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debaterega rding
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spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some muttonhgravy and sealed thetops 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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lopmaggots,theuncoveredoneshdid.
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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 i
5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneoushgeneration.
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A. FrancescohRedi
B. RobertKoch i
C. LazzaroSpallanzani i
D. LouisPasteu i
r Ans:B
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, 6. Whichoneofthefollowingwouldbeconsistentwiththeideaofspontaneousgener
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ation?
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B. Insects are importantin the transmissionof disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfectionisessentialtopreventthespreadofmicroorganisms. i i i i i i i i
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7. Spallanzani‘s experiments showed that: i i i
A. virusesweretransmittedbywater.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. i i
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D. experiments canbe modified totestahypothesis. i i i i i i i
Ans: D Page
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8. Whichpairofscientistswereantagonistsduringthesameperiodofhistory?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich i i
B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham i i