- 1. Lynn Margulis suggested that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once independent organisms. What is this theory called?
A) Cell theory
B) Evolutionary theory
C) Endosymbiotic theory
D) Mutation 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) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Astronomy
D) Biology
- 4. Lynn Margulis was married to which famous scientist?
A) Carl Sagan
B) Stephen Hawking
C) Neil deGrasse Tyson
D) Albert Einstein
- 5. Which prestigious award did Lynn Margulis receive in 1999 for her work on the origin of life?
A) Emmy Award
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) National Medal of Science
D) Nobel Prize
- 6. What university did Lynn Margulis receive her PhD from?
A) Harvard University
B) Stanford University
C) Yale University
D) University of California, Berkeley
- 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) 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 Cambridge
B) California Institute of Technology
C) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
D) University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 10. In what year did Lynn Margulis pass away?
A) 2005
B) 2011
C) 1998
D) 2015
- 11. What did Lynn Margulis study for her master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?
A) Botany
B) Geology
C) Genetics
D) Astrophysics
- 12. What is the name of the documentary film featuring Lynn Margulis that explores the relationship between evolution and symbiosis?
A) Evolutionary Insights
B) Symbiotic Earth
C) Darwin's Legacy
D) The Biology of Harmony
- 13. Which US President awarded Lynn Margulis the National Medal of Science in 1999?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Donald Trump
C) Barack Obama
D) George H. W. Bush
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