Abeka Biology quiz 20

Galen

ancient physician whose work became the absolute authority in human anatomy for over a thousand years

Andreas Vesalius

called " the Father of Anatomy " ; wrote Fabrica

spontaneous generation

What is the term for the belief that living things can arise from nonliving things ?

evolution

What philosophy of origins states that all living things developed from a common ancestor ?

materialism

What philosophy states that the universe consists of nothing but matter and energy and has no spiritual or supernatural aspects ?

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch naturalist who devoted his life to studies with the microscope

William Harvey

English physiologist who studied the circulation of the blood

Plato

Greek philosopher who developed the doctrine of ideas

cell theory

What biological principle states that all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from preexisting cells ?