Question

Which of the following statements best describes the contributions of Louis Pasteur during the Industrial Revolution? A. He created a way to measure a population’s fertility and mortality rates. B. He organized popular protests calling for an end to child labor in coal mines. C. He established that most diseases are caused by germs and developed a way to kill them. D. He wrote books and essays that convinced many people to move from farms to cities.

Answer 1

During the Industrial Revolution, Louis Pasteur established that most diseases are caused by germs and developed a way to kill them (C).

Louis Pasteur was a French biologist that made discoveries about vaccinations, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization (named after him). He is known as one of the fathers of the germ theory and his discoveries have saved many lives.