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1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for t
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heempty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke pn




B. Zacharias Janssen pn




C. Francesco Stalluti pn




D. Giovanni Faber pn




Ans: A pn




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200
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X.However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn'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 long
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Ans: B pn

,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: pn pn pn pn pn




A. see viruses. pn




B. use a microscope. pn pn




C. describe bacteria. pn




D. suggest animalcules caused disease. pn pn pn




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4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the deba
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teregarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did
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notdevelop maggots, the uncovered ones did.
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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 pn




5. pn did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi pn




B. Robert Koch pn




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sgeneration?
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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: C pn




7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: pn pn pn




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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C. miasma was the cause of disease. pn pn pn pn pn




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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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