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A. Robert6Hooke
B. Zacharias6Janssen
C. Francesco6Stalluti
D. Giovanni6Faber
Ans:6A
2. Leeuwenhoek6made6lenses6that6allowed6him6to6magnify6objects6more6tha
n6200X.6However,6he6failed6to6promote6scientific6inquiry6because:
A. he6didn't6share6his6drawings6with6other6scientists.
B. he6didn't6reveal6how6he6ground6the6lenses6and6no6one6else6was6doing6it6that6w
ell.
C. he6limited6his6research6to6pond6water
D. it6was6only6a6hobby6and6he6didn't6live6very6long
Ans:6B
,3. Leeuwenhoek6was6the6first6person6to:
A. see6viruses.
B. use6a6microscope.
C. describe6bacteria.
D. suggest6animalcules6caused6disease.
Ans:6C
4. Francesco6Redi6is6famous6for6performing6one6of6the6first6experiments6over6th
e6debate6regarding6spontaneous6generation.6What6was6his6experiment?
A. He6boiled6some6mutton6gravy6and6sealed6the6tops6with6corks.
B. He6covered6some6jars6of6meat6with6gauze6and6left6others6open.6The6covered6ja
rs6did6not6develop6maggots,6the6uncovered6ones6did.
C. He6showed6that6mice6will6appear6with6damp6rags6and6rice.
D. He6boiled6broth6for6longer6periods6of6time6and6sealed6the6tops6with6melted6glas
s.
Ans:6B
5. 6 did6not6attempt6to6prove6or6refute6the6idea6of6spontaneous6generation.
A. Francesco6Redi
B. Robert6Koch
C. Lazzaro6Spallanzani
D. Louis6Pasteur
Ans:6B
, 6. Which6one6of6the6following6would6be6consistent6with6the6idea6of6spon
taneous6generation?
A. Microorganisms6may6be6cultivated6on6solid6laboratory6media.
B. Insects6are6important6in6the6transmission6of6disease.
C. Sick6people6give6rise6to6microorganisms6in6their6body.
D. Disinfection6is6essential6to6prevent6the6spread6of6microorganisms.
Ans:6C
7. Spallanzani’s6experiments6showed6that:
A. viruses6were6transmitted6by6water.
B. spontaneous6generation6occurs.
C. miasma6was6the6cause6of6disease.
D. experiments6can6be6modified6to6test6a6hypothesis.
Ans:6D6Pa
ge:6 8
8. Which6pair6of6scientists6were6antagonists6during6the6same6period6of6history?
A. Pasteur6and6Ehrlich
B. Koch6and6Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani6and6Needham
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