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Pioneers in Microbiology and their contributions

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  • Q1
    Who is considered the father of microbiology?
    Louis Pasteur
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    Robert Koch
    Edward Jenner
    30s
  • Q2
    Who discovered penicillin?
    Robert Koch
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    Louis Pasteur
    Alexander Fleming
    30s
  • Q3
    Who proposed the germ theory of disease?
    Robert Koch
    Edward Jenner
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    Louis Pasteur
    30s
  • Q4
    Who discovered the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis?
    Louis Pasteur
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    Robert Koch
    Edward Jenner
    30s
  • Q5
    Who discovered the process of pasteurization?
    Robert Koch
    Louis Pasteur
    Alexander Fleming
    Edward Jenner
    30s
  • Q6
    Who discovered the tuberculosis bacterium?
    Robert Koch
    Edward Jenner
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    Louis Pasteur
    30s
  • Q7
    In what country did Élie Metchnikoff spend most of his career?
    Germany.
    England.
    France.
    Russia.
    30s
  • Q8
    How did Anton van Leeuwenhoek observe microorganisms?
    Using a microscope
    With the naked eye
    Using a telescope
    Using a magnifying glass
    30s
  • Q9
    What inspired Élie Metchnikoff's interest in biology and medicine?
    His desire to become rich and famous.
    The death of his younger brother due to an infectious disease.
    His fascination with chemistry and physics.
    His love for art and literature.
    30s
  • Q10
    Who developed the first rabies vaccine?
    Louis Pasteur
    Ignaz Semmelweis
    Edward Jenner
    Robert Koch
    30s
  • Q11
    Who was the first to observe bacteria?
    Edward Jenner
    Robert Koch
    Louis Pasteur
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    30s
  • Q12
    What did Élie Metchnikoff receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for?
    His discovery of the cure for cancer.
    His discovery of phagocytes.
    His invention of the first computer.
    His contribution to the field of astronomy.
    30s
  • Q13
    What was one of Anton van Leeuwenhoek's most significant contributions to science?
    Invention of the steam engine
    Discovery of microorganisms
    Discovery of DNA
    Invention of the telephone
    30s
  • Q14
    What was Élie Metchnikoff's field of research in his early career?
    Embryology.
    Geology.
    Botany.
    Astrophysics.
    30s
  • Q15
    What was Ferdinand Cohn's major contribution to microbiology?
    He established the bacterial system of classification
    He discovered the first antibiotic
    He invented the gram stain
    He developed the first vaccine
    30s

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