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