Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Was the First Person in History to

question 48

Multiple Choice

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to

• A) use a magnifying glass.
• B) develop a taxonomic system.
• C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
• D) disprove spontaneous generation.
• E) use the germ theory of disease.

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