Important scientists and Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Spontaneous generation

Answer 1

Life came from non-living matter

Question 2

Biogenesis

Answer 2

Life can only come from other life

Question 3

When was Cell Theory made

Answer 3

1837

Question 4

What is Cell theory

Answer 4

All life is made of cells, Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of life. New cells come from existing cells

Question 5

What does Koch’s postulate do

Answer 5

How we identify what causes diseases.

Question 6

Steps of Koch’s postulate

Answer 6

Step 1 the microorganism must be present in every case of the disease, 2nd step is to isolate the bacteria and grow it in a culture. 3rd step is to put the disease in a mouse or other animal. 4th step re-isolate the disease and make sure its the same as before.

Question 7

Francesco Redi

Answer 7

Italian scientist disproved that maggots would spontaneously generate in 1668.

Question 8

Louis Pasteur

Answer 8

French Chemist discovered heat would kill bacteria (pasteurization) in the 1850s and 1860s. Created the first lab vaccine and did the curved flask experiment disproving spontaneous generation

Question 9

Who made Cell Theory

Answer 9

Matthias Scheiden and Theodor Schwann

Question 10

Alexander Flemming

Answer 10

First antibiotic, penicillin, type of fungi that can be used to protect against bacteria

Question 11

2 Types of Microscopes

Answer 11

Light Microscope and Electron Microscope

Question 12

How does the light microscope work

Answer 12

through using visible light and a system of lenses

Question 13

What are the two types of electron microscopes

Answer 13

Scanning microscope and the Transmission microsope

Question 14

How does the Scanning microscope work

Answer 14

through pencil-like beams that scan over the large part of a specimen

Question 15

How does the Transmission microscope work

Answer 15

Beams of electrons pass through thin slices of the specimen