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The Age of Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Greeks believed that everything is material, meaning that there is no God. What is this idea called?

a)

philosophy

b)

materialism

c)

nature

2.

What is the name of one of the greatest Greek philosophers that invented the field of formal logic and made several contributions to all fields of philosophy and science?

(a)  

3.

What term referes to an originally created type of organism?

a)

natural selection

b)

kind

c)

mutation

4.

Animals that have a backbone inside their bodies are called...

a)

invertabrates

b)

vertebrates

5.

Is another a term for evolution, and it's the development of all life from a common ancestor.

a)

natural selection

b)

speciation

c)

macroevolution

6.

Change within a particular kind of organism caused by variations in the gene pool is called...

a)

natural selection

b)

speciation

c)

macroevolution

7.

He is considered "Father of Anatomy" and published De Humani Corporis Fabrica (The Structure of the Human Body) usually called Fabrica.

a)

William Harvey

b)

Francesco Redi

c)

Andreas Vesalius

8.

He conducted experiments that showed organisms can develop from nonliving matter.

a)

Francesco Redi

b)

Andreas Vesalius

c)

Louis Pasteur

9.

He is knows for his study of the circulation of blood through the body.

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Francesco Redi

c)

William Harvey

10.

The bodies of man and animals have a basic similarity in their overall designs. This similarity of structure is called (a)   ?