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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
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1) Spontaneousgeneration refers to theidea that organisms camefrom otherorganisms.
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2) The human bodyonlycontains bacteria duringillness.
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3) Bacteriaand eukarya both contain membrane-bound organelles.
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4) The scientificnameof an organism indicates its domain.
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5) Viroidsarenaked (lackingaprotein shell) pieces of RNAthat infect plants.
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6) Viruses simultaneouslycontain DNA, RNA, and protein.
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7) Viruses,viroids, and prions areobligate intracellular agents.
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8) Viruses and bacteria are both unicellular.
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9) An organism is categorized in adomain according toits cell size.
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10) Archaeaare verysimilar to bacteria and have rigid cell walls madeof peptidoglycan.
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11) Thiomargaritanamibiensis cannot be aeukaryote because it is only1 mm in width.
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12) The scientist usuallycredited with seeingthe first microorganisms, which he called " an
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imalcules", was tj tj .
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C) Pasteur
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13) The word "animalcule" was first used by
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B) Redi
C) van Leeuwenhoek
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E) Hooke
14) The ideaof spontaneous generation postulated that
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A) organismscould evolveinto the next generation of organisms.
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B) organismscould spontaneouslyturn into othertypes of organisms.
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C) livingorganisms could spontaneouslyarise from non-living material.
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D) living organisms could spontaneouslyarise from otherlivingorganisms.
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E) livingorganisms must contain at least ten cells.
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15) Whichofthesescientistswere involved in investigatingtheidea ofspontaneous ge
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neration?
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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
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1) Spontaneousgeneration refers to theidea that organisms camefrom otherorganisms.
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2) The human bodyonlycontains bacteria duringillness.
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3) Bacteriaand eukarya both contain membrane-bound organelles.
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4) The scientificnameof an organism indicates its domain.
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⊚ false
5) Viroidsarenaked (lackingaprotein shell) pieces of RNAthat infect plants.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Viruses simultaneouslycontain DNA, RNA, and protein.
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⊚ true
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7) Viruses,viroids, and prions areobligate intracellular agents.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Viruses and bacteria are both unicellular.
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9) An organism is categorized in adomain according toits cell size.
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10) Archaeaare verysimilar to bacteria and have rigid cell walls madeof peptidoglycan.
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11) Thiomargaritanamibiensis cannot be aeukaryote because it is only1 mm in width.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - tj tj
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12) The scientist usuallycredited with seeingthe first microorganisms, which he called " an
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imalcules", was tj tj .
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A) Redi
B) van Leeuwenhoek
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C) Pasteur
D) Tyndall
E) Lister
13) The word "animalcule" was first used by
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A) Pasteur
B) Redi
C) van Leeuwenhoek
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D) Tyndall
E) Hooke
14) The ideaof spontaneous generation postulated that
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A) organismscould evolveinto the next generation of organisms.
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B) organismscould spontaneouslyturn into othertypes of organisms.
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C) livingorganisms could spontaneouslyarise from non-living material.
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D) living organisms could spontaneouslyarise from otherlivingorganisms.
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E) livingorganisms must contain at least ten cells.
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15) Whichofthesescientistswere involved in investigatingtheidea ofspontaneous ge
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neration?
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