Introduction to Taxonomy and Phylogeny in Biology

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Who is known for establishing the field of modern taxonomy?

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek
  • Robert Hooke
  • Carl Linnaeus (correct)
  • Carl Woese

Who created a phylogenetic tree based on rRNA data?

  • Robert Hooke
  • Carl Woese (correct)
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek
  • Carl Linnaeus

Who is credited with improving the design of the existing compound microscope in 1665?

  • Carl Woese
  • Robert Hooke (correct)
  • Ignaz Semmelweis
  • Carl Linnaeus

Who made the first recorded observations of living bacteria?

<p>Anton van Leeuwenhoek (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term did Anton van Leeuwenhoek use to describe the 'tiny pores' he observed under the microscope?

<p>Animalcules (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who first used aseptically cut slice of potato as a solid culture medium?

<p>Robert Koch (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist published Koch’s Postulates in The Etiology of Tuberculosis?

<p>Robert Koch (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905?

<p>Robert Koch (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist demonstrated the cultivation of the tubercule bacillus in pure culture on blood serum?

<p>Robert Koch (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who struggled with the disadvantages of using liquid media for certain experiments and looked for alternatives like aseptically cut slice of potato as a solid culture medium?

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