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Famous Scientists 5W's

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the scientist known for DNA Structure in 1953 from the USA?

a)

James Watson

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Linus Pauling

d)

Rosalind Franklin

2.

Who is the scientist known for DNA Structure in 1953 from the USA (other than James Watson)?

a)

Francis Crick

b)

Linus Pauling

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Erwin Chargaff

3.

Who is the scientist known for pasteurization/vaccination between 1822-1895 from France?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Gregor Mendel

4.

Who is the scientist known for first observing bacteria between 1632-1723 from the Dutch Netherlands?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Isaac Newton

5.

Who is the scientist known for naming cells (Cell theory contributor) between 1635-1703 from England?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

6.

Who is the scientist known for principles of heredity (pea plants) between 1822-1884 from Austria?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

James Watson

7.

Who is the scientist known for the Natural Selection theory between 1809-1882 from England?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Isaac Newton

8.

Who is the scientist known for Philosophy & Science between 384-322 BC from Ancient Greece?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

9.

Who is the scientist known for the 2 part naming system for plants and animals between 1707-1778 from Sweden?

a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Louis Pasteur

10.

Who is the scientist that discovered penicillin between 1881-1955 from Scotland?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Joseph Lister

11.

Who is the scientist known for chimpanzee research from England, born in 1934?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Dian Fossey

c)

Louis Leakey

d)

Biruté Galdikas

12.

Who is the scientist that cured polio with a vaccine between 1914-1995 from America?

a)

Jonas Salk

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Thomas Edison

13.

Who is the scientist that prevented infection by bacteria between 1827-1912 from England?

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Alexander Fleming

14.

Who is the scientist known for the invention of the first microscope between 1585-1632 from the Dutch Netherlands?

a)

Hans Janssen

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Robert Hooke

15.

Who is the scientist that developed the vaccine for smallpox between 1749-1823 from England?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Robert Koch