Put the Following Events in the History of Microbiology in Order

question 50

Multiple Choice

Put the following events in the history of microbiology in order, from the earliest to the latest:
I. Leeuwenhoek observes microbes using a microscope.
II. Pasteur disproves spontaneous generation.
III. Woese discovers the archaea.
IV. Fracastoro proposes that "germs" cause disease.
V. Ehrlich discovers the first "magic bullet."

• A) V, IV, I, III, II
• B) III, IV, I, II, V
• C) III, V, II, IV, I
• D) IV, I, II, V, III
• E) IV, I, V, II, III

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Definitions:

Proposition

A statement that expresses a judgement or opinion which can be either true or false.

Modus Ponens

A logical argument form where if a conditional statement ("if p then q") and its antecedent (p) are true, then the consequent (q) is also true.

Antecedent

In logic and grammar, the antecedent is the preceding clause, phrase, or word to which another word, particularly a pronoun, refers back.

Pure Hypothetical

A speculative statement or proposition that is considered in abstraction from any particular instance or factual situation.