1.4 The contributions of biological discoveries to society and the environment

Question 1

The ______________ is a device that magnifies objects or organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Answer 1

microscope

Question 2

A milestone in the science world, the microscope has had an enormous influence on the development of modern _______________ , _________________ and __________________ sciences.

Answer 2

medical, forensics, and environmental

Question 3

The invention of the microscope has revolutionized the science industry while developing other fields: ________________ (Hint 6)

Answer 3

Medical field, Ecosystem study, Forensic Science, Atomic Study, Genetic Study, Tissue Analysis

Question 4

________________ is a field of science used to gather and analyze evidence to establish facts that are used in a legal scenario.

Answer 4

Forensics

Question 5

The science of ___________ is used to examine infected tissue.

Answer 5

Genetics

Question 6

T/F
Science has always moved at such a rapid rate as it is happening now.

Answer 6

False, it has never moved at such a rapid rate as it is happening now

Question 7

Discovered The Circulatory
System

Answer 7

Ibn al-Nafis, and first brought to
prominence by William Harvey

Question 8

Discovered Vaccination

Answer 8

Jenner’ France

Question 9

Discovered Cell theory

Answer 9

Theodor Schwann and Mathias Schleiden

Question 10

Discovered Germ theory

Answer 10

Louis Pateur

Question 11

Discovered X-Ray

Answer 11

Conrad Rontgen

Question 12

Discovered Vitamins

Answer 12

Frederick Hopkins

Question 13

Discovered Insulin

Answer 13

Frederick Banting

Question 14

Discovered Penicillin

Answer 14

Alexander Fleming

Question 15

Discovered DNA

Answer 15

Friedrich Miescher

Question 16

Discovered Anesthetics

Answer 16

Sigmund Freud and Karl Koller 1st clinical use , Albert Niemann extracted from leaves of Coca

Question 16

Discovered HIV

Answer 16

Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier

Question 17

T/F
Before 1900, the history of genetics was related to cytology.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Discovered Cell

Answer 18

Robert Hooke

Question 18

Discovered Nucleus

Answer 18

Brown

Question 19

Presented cell theory

Answer 19

Schleiden and Schwann

Question 20

in 1884-1885, four scientists (Hertwig, Kolliker, Weismann (all zoologists), and Strasburger (botanist)) derived that heredity matter existed in the _____________ in that material which makes up chromosomes.

Answer 20

nucleus

Question 21

T/F
After the discovery of Hooke’s work and his laws, Genetics took a progressive turn and revolutionized.

Answer 21

False, it was Mendel’s work that revolutionized genetics.