Statistics for Famous Biologists in History

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Discovery/achievement	Scientist	% Correct
	Francis Crick	84%
Two scientists often credited for the discovery of DNA	James Watson	84%
Discovered penicillin	Alexander Fleming	79%
Proposed all species of life came from a single source	Charles Darwin	79%
Discovered that heating milk would increase its shelf life	Louis Pasteur	79%
Created the first effective vaccine against smallpox	Edward Jenner	63%
Believed to be the first to describe cells - also did work in physics	Robert Hooke	37%
Discovered nucleic acid - many consider to be the actual scientist responsible for the discovery of DNA	Friedrich Miescher	21%
Marine biologist best known for their movement against pesticides	Rachel Carson	11%
Suggested all living things are composed of cells	Theodor Schwann	5%