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