14 questions
What is a microcosm?
A measure of length
A very small organism
Tiny world of very small organisms
Process of using a microscope
Correspondence means:
A person who exchanges letters
Quality of being corrupt
Act of correcting
Exchange of letters
Contemporary means:
Existed in the past
Existing at the same time
Predicted for the future
Existing for a short time
Adjustable means:
Able to stay the same
Able to be discovered
Able to be changed
Able to be disturbed
Translated means:
Changed the form of a substance
Changed into another language
Written over again
Sent from one person to another
Magnify means:
Cause to look larger
Influence
Reduce
Cause to look smaller
What was the article in Lesson 8 all about?
A man who became well-known for studying science in school for many years
A man who became well-known for studying very, very small living things
A man who became well-known as the father of biology
Why did the article say that van Leeuwenhoek developed an unusual hobby?
Because it’s unusual for a person to read science books.
Because it’s unusual for a person to grind lenses and create his own microscope.
Because it’s unusual for a person to make observations of the world around them.
Why did van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of animalcules in a drop of water cause such a stir
with the Royal Society of London?
They realized that he was about to share his lens-grinding technique with them.
They realized that he was very good at making lenses and microscopes.
They realized that finding organisms too small to see with the unaided eye was an important discovery.
Why didn’t the field of microbiology make more advances until two centuries after van
Leeuwenhoek did his work?
It wasn’t until the 19th century that anyone realized how important van Leeuwenhoek’s discoveries were.
For two centuries, no one was interested in microorganisms.
Without knowing van Leeuwenhoek’s secrets, the field of microbiology didn’t advance until the compound microscope was improved.
Which statement is not true?
Everything that people in microbiology know and understand today was discovered in the 19th century.
Many current understandings in the field of microbiology are based upon van Leeuwenhoek’s work.
Many of today’s advances in technology and medicine are based upon van Leeuwenhoek’s work.
Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
Ajustmint
Adjustment
agustment
Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
Classifiable
Classufiable
Classifiabel
Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
Classification
Classificashun
Classificacion