Who was one of the predecessors of Margulis' work on symbiosis?
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
Alexander Fleming
Answer
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper, a German botanist, was a key predecessor to Margulis' work on symbiosis. Schimper's research on plant-fungal associations, published in 1883, laid the foundation for the understanding of symbiotic relationships between organisms. He proposed that certain plant structures, such as root nodules, were the result of symbiotic associations with microorganisms.
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