Concept explainers
Introduction:
Scientists are the people who do scientific research and invent and discover new things. We learn about many facts and new things because of the scientist. A scientist established a method for determining whether a microorganism caused a specific disease.
Answer to Problem 5A
Correct answer:
The correct answer is option (A) Koch.
Explanation of Solution
Explanation/justification for the correct answer:
Option (A) Koch. Robert Koch established a method for determining a microorganism caused a specific disease. The name of the procedure is Koch’s postulates. So, the correct answer is option (A).
Explanation for incorrect answer:
Option (B) Hooke. Robert Hooke was a English Physicist who discovered the law of electricity so, it is incorrect.
Option (C) Sagan. Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. So, the answer is incorrect.
Option (D) Mendel. Mendel who is known as the "father of modern genetics” not from microorganisms. So, this is an incorrect answer.
Chapter 37 Solutions
Biology Illinois Edition (Glencoe Science)
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Study Guide for Campbell Biology
Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
Concepts of Genetics (11th Edition)
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
- Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSONBiology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStaxAnatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyLaboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education