Timeline of Life Concepts

What year did Aristotle propose his theory of life?

• 350 BCE

• 400 CE

• 250 BCE

• 300 BCE

In which century did the concept of spontaneous generation emerge?

• 19th century

• 18th century

• 17th century

• 16th century

When did Louis Pasteur conduct his experiments disproving spontaneous generation?

• 1885

• 1875

• 1861

• 1850

What significant event in biology occurred in 1859?

• Discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming.

• Publication of 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins.

• Establishment of the first zoological garden in London.

• Publication of 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin.

Which year marks the publication of Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'?

• 1865

• 1859

• 1845

• 1871

When was the first microscope invented, influencing the study of life?

• 1585

• 1590

• 1600

• 1615

What year did Gregor Mendel publish his work on heredity?

• 1850

• 1875

• 1866

• 1882

In which decade was the structure of DNA discovered?

• 1940s

• 1960s

• 1950s

• 1970s

What year did the first successful cloning of a mammal occur?

• 1995

• 1996

• 1998

• 2001

When was the Human Genome Project officially completed?

• April 2003

• December 1999

• January 2005

• March 2001