Biology PYQ 225 of 227 · Inventions, Discoveries & Scientists

Who discovered bacteria?

  1. AFleming
  2. BLamble
  3. CTemin
  4. DLeeuwenhoek

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Correct answer: (d) Leeuwenhoek

Explanation

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria in 1676 using his self-made microscopes, calling them "animalcules."

The other options refer to different discoveries – Fleming found penicillin and Temin discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

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