Test bank for talaro’s foundations in microbiology 11th edition
barry chess complete | chapter 1- 27
,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 shared
by 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 two
billion 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 the
consequences 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 and
cannot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When fthe fresults fof fan fexperiment fsupport fa fhypothesis, fthe fhypothesis fcan
fnow fbefconsidered fa ftheory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The fnames fof fthe fthree fproposed fdomains fare: fBacteria, fProtista, fEukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One fdistinguishing fcharacteristic fof farchaeais fthat fthey flive fin fextreme fenvironments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some fmicroorganisms fcan fphotosynthesize, fbut ftheir foverall fcontribution fto
fEarth'sfatmospheric foxygen fis fvery fsmall fin fcomparison fto fplant fphotosynthesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any fmicroorganism fon for fin fthe fhuman fbody fis fconsidered fa fpathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories fare fsupported fby fmore fevidence fthan fhypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE fCHOICE f- fChoose fthe fone falternative fthat fbest fcompletes fthe
fstatement forfanswers fthe fquestion.
18) Disease-causing fmicroorganisms fare fcalled
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
19) The fmicroorganisms fthat frecycle fnutrients fby fbreaking fdown fdead fmatter fand fwastes
farefcalled
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barry chess complete | chapter 1- 27
,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 shared
by 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 two
billion 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 the
consequences 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 and
cannot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When fthe fresults fof fan fexperiment fsupport fa fhypothesis, fthe fhypothesis fcan
fnow fbefconsidered fa ftheory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The fnames fof fthe fthree fproposed fdomains fare: fBacteria, fProtista, fEukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One fdistinguishing fcharacteristic fof farchaeais fthat fthey flive fin fextreme fenvironments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some fmicroorganisms fcan fphotosynthesize, fbut ftheir foverall fcontribution fto
fEarth'sfatmospheric foxygen fis fvery fsmall fin fcomparison fto fplant fphotosynthesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any fmicroorganism fon for fin fthe fhuman fbody fis fconsidered fa fpathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories fare fsupported fby fmore fevidence fthan fhypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE fCHOICE f- fChoose fthe fone falternative fthat fbest fcompletes fthe
fstatement forfanswers fthe fquestion.
18) Disease-causing fmicroorganisms fare fcalled
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
19) The fmicroorganisms fthat frecycle fnutrients fby fbreaking fdown fdead fmatter fand fwastes
farefcalled
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