Nester's Microbiology 10th
Edition – Test Bank
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Spontaneous generation
The idea that organisms came from other organisms.
Human body bacteria
The human body only contains bacteria during illness.
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Bacteria and eukarya
Both contain membrane-bound organelles.
Scientific name of an organism
Indicates its domain.
Viroids
Naked (lacking a protein shell) pieces of RNA that infect plants.
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Viruses
Simultaneously contain DNA, RNA, and protein.
Obligate intracellular agents
Viruses, viroids, and prions.
Viruses and bacteria
Both are unicellular.
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