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Test Bank - Chapter 01 to Chapter 26 2024 Update
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(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers
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& Brief Essay)
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Chapter 1 : An Invisible World f f f f f
Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3 : The Cell
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Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity f f f f
Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
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Chapter 6 : Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7 : Microbial f f f
Biochemistry Chapter 8 :
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Microbial Metabolism Chapter f f
9 : Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the Genome f f f f f f
Chapter 11 : Mechanisms of Microbial
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Genetics
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Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 13 : Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs f f f f
Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host f f f f f
Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific
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Host Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of the
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Immune System
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Chapter 20 : Įaboratory Analysis of the Immune
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Response Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22 : Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 23 : Urogenital System Infections
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Chapter 24 : Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Įymphatic System Infections Chapter
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26 : Nervous System Infections Description
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World f f f f
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f Multiple Choice f
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. f f f
B. Humans could survive without microbes. f f f f
C. Many microbes are helpful.* (correct answer) f f f f f
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 23, 24 f f f
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution f f f
B. in prehistoric times* (correct answer)
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C. in the last century f f f
D. within the last 500 years f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using a
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microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch f
B. Louis Pasteur f
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* (correct answer) f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
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equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide f
C. incubators
D. microincinerators* (correct answer) f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 36
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera* (correct answer) f f
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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6. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
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system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel f
B. Carolus Linnaeus* (correct answer) f f f
C. Louis Pasteur f
D. Robert Whittaker f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* (correct answer) f f f f f
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota f f f
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista f f f
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
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nomenclature?
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A. domain and kingdom f f
B. genus and family f f
C. genus and species* (correct answer) f f f f
D. phylum and class f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
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B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
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C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.* (correct answer)
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D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
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Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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10. For which of the following is Thucydides known?
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A. developing an effective sewer system in ancient Greece, helping to reduce levels of f f f f f f f f f f f f
disease in cities
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B. observing microbes, using a microscope, for the first time, even distinguishing between f f f f f f f f f f f
bacteria and fungi
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C. proposing that disease was caused by microorganisms f f f f f f
D. realizing that people who had been infected by the Athenian plague had immunity to f f f f f f f f f f f f f
reinfection* (correct answer)
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Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 23, 31
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11. The Romans may have reduced their risk of waterborne infectious diseases by using which of
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the following?
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A. a variety of pharmaceutical products
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B. aqueducts and a sewer system* (correct answer) f f f f f f
C. prophylactic antibiotics f
D. quarantine of people with leprosy f f f f
Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 23
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12. Ernst Haeckel proposed a classification system consisting of which of the following
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subgroups?
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A. five kingdoms f
B. four kingdoms* (correct answer) f f f
C. two domains and three kingdoms f f f f
D. two domains and five kingdoms f f f f
Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: N/A
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13. Viruses not included in phylogenetic trees for which of the following reasons?
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A. It is too difficult to observe their characteristics.
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B. They are acellular and nonliving.* (correct answer)
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C. They do not have any genes, which prevents genetic analysis.
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D. They lack a nucleus. f f f
Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 5
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14. Which is the best description of the primary purpose of a phylogeny?
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A. Phylogenies show all the alterative names for each species. f f f f f f f f
B. Phylogenies show all the common names for each species. f f f f f f f f
C. Phylogenies show evolutionary relatedness between organisms.* (correct answer) f f f f f f f
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Test Bank - Chapter 01 to Chapter 26 2024 Update
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(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers
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& Brief Essay)
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Chapter 1 : An Invisible World f f f f f
Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3 : The Cell
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Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity f f f f
Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
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Chapter 6 : Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7 : Microbial f f f
Biochemistry Chapter 8 :
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Microbial Metabolism Chapter f f
9 : Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the Genome f f f f f f
Chapter 11 : Mechanisms of Microbial
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Genetics
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Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 13 : Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs f f f f
Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host f f f f f
Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific
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Host Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of the
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Immune System
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Chapter 20 : Įaboratory Analysis of the Immune
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Response Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22 : Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 23 : Urogenital System Infections
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Chapter 24 : Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Įymphatic System Infections Chapter
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26 : Nervous System Infections Description
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World f f f f
* (correct answer) =
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f Correct answer f
f Multiple Choice f
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. f f f
B. Humans could survive without microbes. f f f f
C. Many microbes are helpful.* (correct answer) f f f f f
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 23, 24 f f f
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution f f f
B. in prehistoric times* (correct answer)
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C. in the last century f f f
D. within the last 500 years f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using a
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microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch f
B. Louis Pasteur f
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* (correct answer) f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
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equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide f
C. incubators
D. microincinerators* (correct answer) f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: 36
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera* (correct answer) f f
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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6. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
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system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel f
B. Carolus Linnaeus* (correct answer) f f f
C. Louis Pasteur f
D. Robert Whittaker f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* (correct answer) f f f f f
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota f f f
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista f f f
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
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nomenclature?
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A. domain and kingdom f f
B. genus and family f f
C. genus and species* (correct answer) f f f f
D. phylum and class f f
Difficulty: Easy f
ASM Standard: N/A
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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
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B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
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C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.* (correct answer)
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D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
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Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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10. For which of the following is Thucydides known?
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A. developing an effective sewer system in ancient Greece, helping to reduce levels of f f f f f f f f f f f f
disease in cities
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B. observing microbes, using a microscope, for the first time, even distinguishing between f f f f f f f f f f f
bacteria and fungi
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C. proposing that disease was caused by microorganisms f f f f f f
D. realizing that people who had been infected by the Athenian plague had immunity to f f f f f f f f f f f f f
reinfection* (correct answer)
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Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 23, 31
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11. The Romans may have reduced their risk of waterborne infectious diseases by using which of
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the following?
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A. a variety of pharmaceutical products
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B. aqueducts and a sewer system* (correct answer) f f f f f f
C. prophylactic antibiotics f
D. quarantine of people with leprosy f f f f
Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 23
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12. Ernst Haeckel proposed a classification system consisting of which of the following
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subgroups?
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A. five kingdoms f
B. four kingdoms* (correct answer) f f f
C. two domains and three kingdoms f f f f
D. two domains and five kingdoms f f f f
Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: N/A
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13. Viruses not included in phylogenetic trees for which of the following reasons?
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A. It is too difficult to observe their characteristics.
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B. They are acellular and nonliving.* (correct answer)
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C. They do not have any genes, which prevents genetic analysis.
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D. They lack a nucleus. f f f
Difficulty: Moderate f
ASM Standard: 5
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14. Which is the best description of the primary purpose of a phylogeny?
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A. Phylogenies show all the alterative names for each species. f f f f f f f f
B. Phylogenies show all the common names for each species. f f f f f f f f
C. Phylogenies show evolutionary relatedness between organisms.* (correct answer) f f f f f f f
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