STS MIDTERM EXAM TRUE OR FALSE 24-25

The geocentric model, widely accepted before Copernicus, was originally proposed by the ancient Roman astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.

• True

• False

Copernicus's heliocentric model suggested that the Moon orbits the Sun directly, along with the other planets.

• True

• False

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of evolution was based on the idea that organisms change due to random genetic mutations.

• True

• False

Erythromycin, discovered by Dr. Abelardo Aguilar, was the first antibiotic ever used in modern medicine.

• True

• False

Dr. Fe del Mundo's bamboo incubator was designed to include solar panels to provide power for heating.

• True

• False

Banana ketchup was initially invented by Maria Y. Orosa to reduce sugar imports in the Philippines.

• True

• False

Charles Darwin's concept of natural selection was immediately accepted by the scientific community when "On the Origin of Species" was published.

• True

• False

Dr. Rolando C. Dela Cruz's mole and wart removal formula is derived from cashew tree extracts, which have been used for over 20 years in treatments.

• True

• False

The heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus was widely accepted by the Catholic Church upon its introduction.

• True

• False

Before Charles Darwin, some ancient Greek philosophers, such as Anaximander, had already proposed that species could transform over time.

• True

• False