Microscope — Questions and answers

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Before microscopes, what did people think caused illnesses like the Black Death?

Choices

  1. Tiny invisible creatures.
  2. Divine punishment or unbalanced body fluids. ✓
  3. Too much fresh air.
  4. Eating too many vegetables.

Answer: Divine punishment or unbalanced body fluids.

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What important scientific term did Robert Hooke coin after observing cork through his microscope?

Choices

  1. Flea.
  2. Micrographia.
  3. Cell. ✓
  4. Lens.

Answer: Cell.

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What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek call the tiny living things he was the first to see, like bacteria and protozoa?

Choices

  1. Cells.
  2. Magnifiers.
  3. Animalcules. ✓
  4. Fleas.

Answer: Animalcules.

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