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Test Bank for Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology
12th Edition Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro
Chapters 1-27 Complete A+ Guide
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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
M
⊚ false
ED
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
ST
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
U
⊚ false
D
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approximately two
billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
Y
⊚ 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.
M
⊚ true
ED
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis, to
account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
ST
⊚ false
U
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent and
cannot be revised.
⊚ true
D
⊚
Y
false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now be
considered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
Test Bank for Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology
12th Edition Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro
Chapters 1-27 Complete A+ Guide
M
ED
ST
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D
Y
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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
M
⊚ false
ED
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
ST
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
U
⊚ false
D
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approximately two
billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
Y
⊚ 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.
M
⊚ true
ED
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis, to
account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
ST
⊚ false
U
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent and
cannot be revised.
⊚ true
D
⊚
Y
false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now be
considered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
