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Which biologist promoted the idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell and that individual cells have all the characteristics of life?
Which biologist promoted the idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell and that individual cells have all the characteristics of life?
- Aristotle
- Carl Linnaeus
- Georges-Louis Leclerc
- Schleiden and Schwann (correct)
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
- Rudolf Virchow
- Robert Remak
- Anton van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
- Jan Swammerdam
Who wrote on anatomy and physiology in the medieval Islamic world?
Who wrote on anatomy and physiology in the medieval Islamic world?
- Theophrastus
- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- al-Jahiz (correct)
- Charles Darwin
Which naturalist presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Which naturalist presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, even suggesting the possibility of common descent?
Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, even suggesting the possibility of common descent?
What is the primary unifying theme in the field of biology?
What is the primary unifying theme in the field of biology?
Which of the following is not a eukaryotic organism?
Which of the following is not a eukaryotic organism?
What is the function of genes in organisms?
What is the function of genes in organisms?
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
What method do biologists use to make observations and form conclusions?
What method do biologists use to make observations and form conclusions?
Flashcards
Basic unit of organisms
Basic unit of organisms
The cell is the fundamental structure and functional unit of all living organisms.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek's contribution
Anton van Leeuwenhoek's contribution
He significantly improved microscopes, leading to discoveries like bacteria and spermatozoa.
al-Jahiz's work
al-Jahiz's work
He wrote about anatomy and physiology in the Medieval Islamic world.
Lamarck's evolutionary theory
Lamarck's evolutionary theory
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Comte de Buffon's view
Comte de Buffon's view
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Unifying theme in biology
Unifying theme in biology
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Eukaryotic vs. Archaea
Eukaryotic vs. Archaea
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Gene function
Gene function
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Study of cell's molecular biology
Study of cell's molecular biology
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Scientific method in biology
Scientific method in biology
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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.
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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.
