Question

Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given.
Column I Column II
A Robert Hooke 1. Mutation theory
B Charles Darwin 2. Swan-necked flask experiment
C Hugo de Vries 3. The Origin of Species
D Louis Pasteur 4. Micrographia

• A. A- 3, B- 4, C- 1, D- 2
• B. A- 2, B- 1, C- 3, D- 4
• C. A- 1, B- 2, C- 3, D- 4
• D. A- 4, B- 3, C- 1, D- 2
• E. A- 4, B- 2, C- 3, D- 1

Answer 1

The correct option is D A- 4, B- 3, C- 1, D- 2

• Hooke's reputation in the history of biology largely rests on his book Micrographia, published in 1665. Micrographia contains some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries through various lenses.
• On "The Origin of Species" by means of natural selection, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
• Hugo Marie de Vries was a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists. He is known chiefly for suggesting the concept of genes, rediscovering the laws of heredity in the 1890s while unaware of Gregor Mendel's work, for introducing the term "mutation", and for developing a mutation theory of evolution.
• A swan neck flask is a particular shape of plastic or glass tube leading into a test tube or other vessel. The "swan neck" significantly slows down the motion of air through the tube, and particles in the air, such as bacteria, become trapped on moisture on its inner surfaces. Louis Pasteur uses a swan-necked flask in the experiment for supporting the idea of the germ theory of disease.

So, the correct answer is 'A- 4, B- 3, C- 1, D- 2'.