10 Questions
Which biologist promoted the idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell and that individual cells have all the characteristics of life?
Schleiden and Schwann
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Who wrote on anatomy and physiology in the medieval Islamic world?
al-Jahiz
Which naturalist presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, even suggesting the possibility of common descent?
Comte de Buffon
What is the primary unifying theme in the field of biology?
Cellular organization
Which of the following is not a eukaryotic organism?
Archaea
What is the function of genes in organisms?
Encode hereditary information
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
Molecular level
What method do biologists use to make observations and form conclusions?
Scientific method
Study Notes
Biologists and Their Contributions
- Matthias Jakob Schleiden promoted the idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell and that individual cells have all the characteristics of life.
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria.
- Ibn Sina (Avicenna) wrote on anatomy and physiology in the medieval Islamic world.
- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin.
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, even suggesting the possibility of common descent.
Biology Fundamentals
- The primary unifying theme in the field of biology is the study of life and its interactions with the environment.
- Prokaryotes, such as bacteria, are not eukaryotic organisms.
- Genes are responsible for encoding the instructions for the development and function of an organism.
- Molecular biology is studied at the molecular level of organization.
- Biologists use the scientific method to make observations and form conclusions.
Explore the scientific study of life through this quiz on biology's broad scope and unifying themes, such as cells, hereditary information, evolution, and energy processing.
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