36. Bacteria were first discovered by A.Robert Koch B.Robert Hooke C.Louis Pasteur D.A.V.Leeuwenhoek
Answer: Option D Solution: Two men are credited today with the discovery of microorganisms using primitive microscopes: Robert Hooke who described the fruiting structures of molds in 1665 and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676.