- 1. Lynn Margulis suggested that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once independent organisms. What is this theory called?
A) Evolutionary theory
B) Mutation theory
C) Cell theory
D) Endosymbiotic theory
- 2. In what year was Lynn Margulis elected to the National Academy of Sciences?
A) 1975
B) 1990
C) 2000
D) 1983
- 3. What field of science did Lynn Margulis primarily work in?
A) Biology
B) Astronomy
C) Chemistry
D) Physics
- 4. Lynn Margulis was married to which famous scientist?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Carl Sagan
C) Stephen Hawking
D) Neil deGrasse Tyson
- 5. Which prestigious award did Lynn Margulis receive in 1999 for her work on the origin of life?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Emmy Award
D) National Medal of Science
- 6. In what year was Lynn Margulis born?
A) 1920
B) 1945
C) 1938
D) 1950
- 7. What university did Lynn Margulis receive her PhD from?
A) Harvard University
B) University of California, Berkeley
C) Yale University
D) Stanford University
- 8. Lynn Margulis held faculty positions at which university for much of her career?
A) University of Cambridge
B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C) University of Massachusetts Amherst
D) California Institute of Technology
- 9. What did Lynn Margulis study for her master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?
A) Botany
B) Geology
C) Astrophysics
D) Genetics
- 10. What is the name of the documentary film featuring Lynn Margulis that explores the relationship between evolution and symbiosis?
A) Darwin's Legacy
B) Evolutionary Insights
C) The Biology of Harmony
D) Symbiotic Earth
- 11. Which US President awarded Lynn Margulis the National Medal of Science in 1999?
A) Donald Trump
B) Bill Clinton
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Barack Obama
- 12. Which of the following is a book written by Lynn Margulis?
A) A Brief History of Time
B) Symbiotic Planet
C) The Origin of Species
D) The Selfish Gene
- 13. In what year did Lynn Margulis pass away?
A) 2015
B) 2005
C) 1998
D) 2011
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