Who is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"?
Correct answer: C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- A. Charles Darwin
- B. Robert Hook
- C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- D. None of these
Explanation
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is commonly called the Father of Microbiology because his microscopes allowed him to observe and describe bacteria and other microscopic organisms. Students may choose Robert Hooke because he also made important microscopic observations, but Hooke mainly described cells in cork rather than founding microbiology through observations of microorganisms.
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