Whose work on spontaneous generation first demonstrated the existence of a very heat-resistant form of bacteria that are called endospores?

A. Redi
B. Tyndall
C. Pasteur
D. Schwann


Answer: B

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Which of the following is a double-stranded RNA virus?

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