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1. Whowasoneoftheearlynaturalphilosopherswhocoinedthename“cella”forthe
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A. RobertHooke
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D. GiovanniFaber
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2. Leeuwenhoekmadel ensesthatallowedhimtomagnifyobjectsmorethan200X.
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C. helimited hisresearchtopond water
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D. itwas onlya hobbyandhedidn't liveverylong
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,3. Leeuwenhoekwasthefirstpersonto:
A. seeviruses.
B. useamicroscope.
C. describebacteria.
D. suggestanimalculescauseddisease.
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4. FrancescoRediisfamousforperformingoneofthefirstexperimentsoverthedebate
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A. Heboiledsomemuttongravyand sealedthetops with corks.
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B. Hecoveredsomejarsofmeatwithgauzeandleftothersopen.Thecoveredjarsdidnot
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C. Heshowedthatmicewill appearwithdampragsandrice.
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5. didnotattempttoproveorrefutethe
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A. FrancescoRedi
B. RobertKoch
C. LazzaroSpallanzani
D. LouisPasteur
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6. Whichoneofthefollowingwouldbeconsistentwiththeideaofspontaneous
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, A. Microorganismsmaybecultivatedonsolidlaboratorymedia.
B. Insectsareimportantinthetransmissionofdisease.
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C. Sickpeoplegiveriseto microorganismsintheirbody.
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D. Disinfectionisessentialtopreventthespreadofmicroorganisms.
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7. Spallanzani’sexperiments showedthat:
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A. virusesweretransmitted bywater.
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B. spontaneousgenerationoccurs.
C. miasmawasthecauseofdisease.
D. experimentscanbemodifiedtotest a hypothesis.
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8. Which pair ofscientists wereantagonistsduringthesameperiodofhistory?
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A. PasteurandEhrlich
B. KochandLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzaniandNeedham
D. PasteurandSnow
Ans:C
9. Semmelweisshowedthatthetransmissionofdiseasecouldbeinterruptedby:
A. killingdisease-carrying mosquitoes.
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B. disinfectingwatersupplies.
C. pasteurizingmilk.
D. washinghandsinchlorinewater.