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Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Zacharias Janssen
C. Francesco Stalluti
D. Giovanni Faber
Ans: A
2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.
However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
C. he limited his research to pond water
D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
Ans: B
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Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Zacharias Janssen
C. Francesco Stalluti
D. Giovanni Faber
Ans: A
2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.
However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
C. he limited his research to pond water
D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
Ans: B
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A. see %kiviruses.
B. use %kia %kimicroscope.
C. describe %kibacteria.
D. suggest %kianimalcules %kicaused %kidisease.
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4. Francesco %kiRedi %kiis %kifamous %kifor %kiperforming %kione %kiof %kithe %kifirst %kiexperiments
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%ki experiment?
A. He %kiboiled %ki some %ki mutton %ki gravy %kiand %ki sealed %ki the %kitops %ki with % k i corks.
B. He %kicovered %kisome %kijars %kiof %kimeat %kiwith %kigauze %kiand %kileft %kiothers %kiopen. %kiThe
%ki covered %kijars %kidid %kinot %kidevelop %kimaggots, %kithe %kiuncovered %kiones %kidid.
C. He %kishowed %kithat %ki mice %ki will %kiappear %ki with %ki damp %ki rags % ki and %ki rice.
D. He %kiboiled %ki broth %ki for %ki longer %ki periods %ki of %ki time %ki and % k i sealed %ki the %kitops %ki with
%ki melted %ki glass.
Ans: %ki B
5. ....................... did %kinot %kiattempt %kito %kiprove %kior %kirefute %kithe %kiidea %kiof %kispontaneous
%kigeneration.
A. Francesco %kiRedi
B. Robert %kiKoch
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