Year 6 scientists

1. Who is known for the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?

• A. Isaac Newton

• B. Charles Darwin

• C. Carl Linnaeus

• D. Albert Einstein

2. Which scientist created a system to classify living things?

• A. Mary Anning

• B. Rosalind Franklin

• C. Carl Linnaeus

• D. Louis Pasteur

3. What did Mary Anning discover?

• A. The telephone

• B. The structure of DNA

• C. Important fossils

• D. Laws of motion

4. Thomas Edison is best known for improving which invention?

• A. Radio

• B. Light bulb

• C. Thermometer

• D. Microscope

5. Who invented the telephone?

• A. Alexander Graham Bell

• B. Albert Einstein

• C. Charles Darwin

• D. Isaac Newton

6. Which scientist discovered the laws of motion and gravity?

• A. Louis Pasteur

• B. Rosalind Franklin

• C. Isaac Newton

• D. Carl Linnaeus

7. Albert Einstein is famous for which theory?

• A. Germ theory

• B. Theory of Evolution

• C. Theory of Relativity

• D. Atomic theory

8. Who discovered that germs cause illness?

• A. Charles Darwin

• B. Louis Pasteur

• C. Rosalind Franklin

• D. Mary Anning

9. Which scientist used X-rays to discover the shape of DNA?

• A. Thomas Edison

• B. Rosalind Franklin

• C. Alexander Graham Bell

• D. Carl Linnaeus

10. Why is Carl Linnaeus important in science?

• A. He invented vaccines

• B. He discovered fossils

• C. He classified plants and animals

• D. He found the structure of DNA