Who is credited with first observing microorganisms?
A)Robert Hooke
B)Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C)Robert Koch
D)Louis Pasteur
E)Carolus Linnaeus

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek is credited with first observing microorganisms using his handmade microscopes in the late 1600s. Robert Hooke did observe cells under a microscope, but he did not observe microorganisms. Robert Koch is known for his work in identifying the causative agents of various diseases, but he did not first observe microorganisms. Louis Pasteur is known for his work in developing the Germ Theory of disease and pasteurization, but he did not first observe microorganisms. Carolus Linnaeus is known for his work in taxonomy and classification of living organisms, but he did not observe microorganisms.

Who Is Credited with First Observing Microorganisms