Microbiology: People
Florence Nightingale - correct answer ✔recognized the significance of
disease in warfare. Also founded the science of medical statistics.
Robert Hooke - correct answer ✔first to observe cells under a microscope.
named "cells"
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - correct answer ✔first individual to observe
single-celled microbes. Made a single lens magnifier.
Francesco Redi - correct answer ✔showed that maggots in decaying meat
were the offspring of flies. Argued AGAINST spontaneous generation for
MACROSCOPIC organisms.
Lazzaro Spallanzani - correct answer ✔demonstrated cell fission.
Louis Pasteur - correct answer ✔discovered that fermentation is actually
caused by living yeast. Created the swan-necked flask. DISPROVED that lack
of oxygen was the reason for the failure of spontaneous generation in
Spallanzani's flasks.
Robert Koch (and his postulates) - correct answer ✔First to establish a
scientific bases for determining that a specific microbe causes a specific
disease.
Angelina and Walther Hesse - correct answer ✔Recommended the use of
agar in petri dishes because they remain solid at higher temps.
Florence Nightingale - correct answer ✔recognized the significance of
disease in warfare. Also founded the science of medical statistics.
Robert Hooke - correct answer ✔first to observe cells under a microscope.
named "cells"
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - correct answer ✔first individual to observe
single-celled microbes. Made a single lens magnifier.
Francesco Redi - correct answer ✔showed that maggots in decaying meat
were the offspring of flies. Argued AGAINST spontaneous generation for
MACROSCOPIC organisms.
Lazzaro Spallanzani - correct answer ✔demonstrated cell fission.
Louis Pasteur - correct answer ✔discovered that fermentation is actually
caused by living yeast. Created the swan-necked flask. DISPROVED that lack
of oxygen was the reason for the failure of spontaneous generation in
Spallanzani's flasks.
Robert Koch (and his postulates) - correct answer ✔First to establish a
scientific bases for determining that a specific microbe causes a specific
disease.
Angelina and Walther Hesse - correct answer ✔Recommended the use of
agar in petri dishes because they remain solid at higher temps.
