Question

Name the scientists who are associated with the following.
(i) Discovered the fossil or Australopithecus.
(ii) Microspheres
(iii) Coined the term Diffusion Pressure Deficit
(iv) Invented the CT scan.

Answer 1

(i) Raymond Dart was the scientists who discovered the fossil of the Australopithecus. This is one of the old age man which was found in Australia.

(ii) Dr. Sidney Fox was the one who experminted on the Miller-Urey experiment. The proteinoid spheres of amino acids were formed which he named as the microspheres.

(iii) B.S. Meyer coined the term Diffusion Pressure Deficit. DPD is required for the flow of water from one cell to other.

(iv) Godfrey Hounsfield was the scientist who invented CT scan. This technique uses various X-ray images to study the part of the body.