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Which scientist is credited with observing spermatozoa for the first time?
Which scientist is credited with observing spermatozoa for the first time?
- Lamarck
- Nicolas Hartsoeker
- Carl Linnaeus
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
What did Nicolas Hartsoeker call the tiny men he claimed to have seen inside sperm?
What did Nicolas Hartsoeker call the tiny men he claimed to have seen inside sperm?
- Protozoa
- Microorganisms
- Animalcule or homunculus (correct)
- Spermatozoa
Who is credited with creating a uniform system for naming organisms, known as binomial nomenclature?
Who is credited with creating a uniform system for naming organisms, known as binomial nomenclature?
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Carl Linnaeus (correct)
- Nicolas Hartsoeker
- Lamarck
Which scientist proposed the idea that acquired characters are inheritable, known as Lamarckism?
Which scientist proposed the idea that acquired characters are inheritable, known as Lamarckism?
Which of the following statements is true about Lamarckism?
Which of the following statements is true about Lamarckism?
Which philosopher proposed the theory that animals are born from one another by seeds?
Which philosopher proposed the theory that animals are born from one another by seeds?
According to Aristotle, what did the female parent contribute to the new individual?
According to Aristotle, what did the female parent contribute to the new individual?
Who made observations using microscopes in the late 17th century and developed the preformation theory?
Who made observations using microscopes in the late 17th century and developed the preformation theory?
What did the preformation theory suppose?
What did the preformation theory suppose?
Who argued that all living beings arose from eggs in his publication "The Generation of Animals"?
Who argued that all living beings arose from eggs in his publication "The Generation of Animals"?
Which of the following philosophers did NOT establish the foundations of Western philosophy?
Which of the following philosophers did NOT establish the foundations of Western philosophy?
