Question

Who was the first person to describe various forms of bacteria?

• A. Robert Hooke
• B. Schwann and Schleiden
• C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
• D. Peter

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek from the Netherlands sold buttons and clothes to earn a living, in his spare time grinded glasses and constructed simple microscopes.

• He observed various forms of bacteria under the microscope which came from water in which pepper was soaked and scrapping of his teeth.