Question

multiple choice question
the fact that endospores were produced by heat - resistant bacteria was discovered by ______.

○ antony van leeuwenhoek
○ joseph lister
○ ferdinand cohn
○ john tyndall

Explanation:

Ferdinand Cohn identified that heat-resistant bacteria produce endospores. Antony van Leeuwenhoek is known for early microscopy work, Joseph Lister pioneered antiseptic surgery, and John Tyndall studied heat resistance in microbes but did not discover the endospore origin of this trait.

Answer:

C. Ferdinand Cohn