Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology 12th Edition Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro

Test Bank For
Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro
12th Edition

,CHAPTER 1
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' If The Statement Is True And 'F' If The Statement Is False.
1) Members Of The Same Species Share Many More Characteristics Compared To Those
SharedBy Members Of The Same Kingdom.
⊚ True
⊚ False


2) Viruses Are Not Classified In Any Of Whittaker's Five Kingdoms.

⊚ True
⊚ False


3) Members Of The Kingdom Fungi Are Photosynthetic.

⊚ True
⊚ False


4) A Scientist Studying Helminths Is Working With Bacteria.

⊚ True
⊚ False


5) The Fossil Record Has Established That Prokaryotes Existed On Earth For
Approximately TwoBillion Years Before Eukaryotes Evolved.

⊚ True
⊚ False


6) It Has Been Over 25 Years Since A New Infectious Disease Has Emerged In The World.

⊚ True
⊚ False


7) The Term Sterile Means Free Of All Life-Forms.



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, ⊚ True
⊚ False


8) All Microorganisms Are Parasites.

⊚ True
⊚ False


9) During A Scientific Experiment, The Control Group Is Used To Directly Test Or
Measure TheConsequences Of A Variable In The Study.

⊚ True
⊚ False


10) The Scientific Method Involves Formulating A Tentative Explanation, Called The
Hypothesis,To Account For What Has Been Observed Or Measured.

⊚ True
⊚ False


11) Once An Organism Is Assigned To A Particular Taxonomic Hierarchy, It Is
Permanent AndCannot Be Revised.

⊚ True
⊚ False


12) When The Results Of An Experiment Support A Hypothesis, The Hypothesis Can
Now BeConsidered A Theory.

⊚ True
⊚ False


13) The Names Of The Three Proposed Domains Are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.

⊚ True
⊚ False



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, 14) One Distinguishing Characteristic Of Archaeais That They Live In Extreme Environments.

⊚ True
⊚ False


15) Some Microorganisms Can Photosynthesize, But Their Overall Contribution To
Earth'sAtmospheric Oxygen Is Very Small In Comparison To Plant Photosynthesis.

⊚ True
⊚ False


16) Any Microorganism On Or In The Human Body Is Considered A Pathogen.

⊚ True
⊚ False


17) Theories Are Supported By More Evidence Than Hypotheses.

⊚ True
⊚ False



MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The
Statement OrAnswers The Question.
18) Disease-Causing Microorganisms Are Called


A) Decomposers.
B) Prokaryotes.

C) Pathogens.
D) Eukaryotes.
E) Fermenters.



19) The Microorganisms That Recycle Nutrients By Breaking Down Dead Matter And
Wastes AreCalled

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