History

Question 1

devised the first microscope to study and sketch a series of micro-organisms (1665)

Answer 1

Robert Hooke

Question 2

provided evidence for heat-resistant forms
(Spores) of bacteria

Answer 2

John Tyndall

Question 3

Koch Postulates

Answer 3

The micro-organism must be present in every case of the disease, but absent from healthy individuals
 The suspected micro-organism must be isolated in pure culture
 The same disease must result when the isolated micro-organism is inoculated into a healthy host.
 The same micro-organism must be isolated again from the diseased host

Question 4

Importance of microbes

Answer 4

First living organisms on planet
Live everywhere life is possible
 More numerous than any other kind of organism
The global ecosystem depends on their activities
Influence human society in many ways

Question 5

first observed bacteria from a drop of water
through a glass lens he had made

Answer 5

Anthony van Leeuwenhoek