Several people have made contributions to the field of microbiology. Antony van Leeuwenhoek built a microscope to examine cloth. What discovery did he make as a result?

Question

A. He was the first to observe cell division.
B. He developed the very first working microscope.
C. He was the first to view a bacterium.
D. He discovered that vaccines work against rabies and anthrax.

Answer 1

C. He was the first to view a bacterium.

Antony van Leeuwenhoek is credited with the first observations of bacteria, which he referred to as "animalcules," using the microscopes he designed and built.