Why is Lamarck being remembered till today?

B. Due to his rejected but appealing theory of heredity

A. Due to his discovery of the cell nucleus

B. Due to his rejected but appealing theory of heredity

C. Due to his invention of the microscope

D. Due to his classification of living organisms

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221.
Bee coding of the honeybee was first given by ?
Correct Answer: D. Karl Von Frisch
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Bee coding (the waggle dance language) of the honeybee was first decoded by Karl Von Frisch.
222.
Who discovered radio waves?
Correct Answer: B. James Clerk Maxwell
One-liner
Radio waves were first predicted (discovered theoretically) by James Clerk Maxwell through his electromagnetic theory.
223.
Why is Lamarck being remembered till today?
Correct Answer: B. Due to his rejected but appealing theory of heredity
One-liner
Lamarck is remembered till today due to his rejected but appealing theory of heredity, known as Lamarckism or the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics.
224.
Who was the first scientist who gave the concept of gravitation?
Correct Answer: C. Isaac Newton
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The first scientist to give the concept of gravitation was Isaac Newton.
225.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
Correct Answer: D. German astronomer
One-liner
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer best known for his laws of planetary motion.
226.
Radiation was discovered by ?
Correct Answer: D. Henry Becquerel
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Radiation was discovered by Henry Becquerel in 1896 while studying phosphorescence in uranium salts.
227.
Who is credited with the invention of the artificial heart?
Correct Answer: B. Dr. Robert Jarvik
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The artificial heart was invented by Dr. Robert Jarvik, who developed the Jarvik-7, the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human patient.
228.
Who is credited with the invention of gun powder?
Correct Answer: B. Roger Bacon
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Gun powder is credited to have been invented by Roger Bacon, a 13th-century English philosopher and Franciscan friar.

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