Who discovered the presence of the cellular mitochondria organelle, naming them 'bioblasts' before they were renamed? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered the presence of the cellular mitochondria organelle, naming them 'bioblasts' before they were renamed?

A. Richard Altmann

B. Camillo Golgi

C. Carl Benda

D. Robert Hooke

Answer: Option A

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Richard Altmann identified the structures in 1890; Carl Benda later coined the exact term 'mitochondria' in 1898.

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A. Alexander Graham Bell

B. David Edward Hughes

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D. Thomas Edison

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Correct Answer: Option D

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A. Karl Benz

B. Rudolf Diesel

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Who discovered that elements display periodic physical attributes when arranged strictly by atomic weight values?

A. John Dalton

B. Antoine Lavoisier

C. Henry Moseley

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