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TRUE/FALSE7 5 -
Write7 5 'T'7 5 if7 5 the7 5 statement7 5 is7 5 true7 5 and7 5 'F'7 5 if7 5 the7 5 statement7 5 is7 5 fa
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1) Members7 5 of7 5 the7 5 same7 5 species7 5 share7 5 many7 5 more7 5 characteristics7 5 com
pared7 5 to7 5 t75hose7 5 shared00by7 5 members7 5 of7 5 the7 5 same7 5 kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses7 5 are not7 5 classified7 5 in7 5 any7 5 of7 5 Whittaker's7 5 five7 5 kingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members7 5 of7 5 the7 5 kingdom7 5 Fungi7 5 are7 5 photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A7 5 scientist7 5 studying7 5 helminths7 5 is7 5 working7 5 with7 5 bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The7 5 fossil7 5 record7 5 has7 5 established7 5 that7 5 prokaryotes7 5 existed7 5 on7 5 Earth7
5 for7 5 approx75imately7 5 two75billion7 5 years7 5 before7 5 eukaryotes7 5 evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It7 5 has7 5 been7 5 over7 5 257 5 years7 5 since7 5 a7 5 new7 5 infectious7 5 disease7 5 has7 5 e
merged7 5 in7 5 the7 5 world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The7 5 term7 5 sterile7 5 means7 5 free7 5 of7 5 all7 5 life-forms.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All7 5 microorganisms7 5 are7 5 parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During7 5 a7 5 scientific7 5 experiment,7 5 the7 5 control7 5 group7 5 is7 5 used7 5 to7 5 dir
ectly7 5 test7 5 or75measure7 5 the75consequences7 5 of7 5 a7 5 variable7 5 in7 5 the7 5 study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The7 5 scientific7 5 method7 5 involves7 5 formulating7 5 a7 5 tentative7 5 explanation,7 5 cal
led7 5 the7 5 h75ypothesis,75to7 5 account7 5 for7 5 what7 5 has7 5 been7 5 observed7 5 or7 5 measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once7 5 an7 5 organism7 5 is7 5 assigned7 5 to7 5 a7 5 particular7 5 taxonomic7 5 hierarch
y,7 5 it7 5 is7 5 pe75rmanent7 5 and00cannot7 5 be7 5 revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When7 5 the7 5 results7 5 of7 5 an7 5 experiment7 5 support7 5 a7 5 hypothesis,7 5 the
7 5 hypothesis75can7 5 now7 5 be75considered7 5 a7 5 theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The7 5 names7 5 of7 5 the7 5 three7 5 proposed7 5 domains7 5 are:7 5 Bacteria,7 5 Protista,7 5 E
ukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One7 5 distinguishing7 5 characteristic7 5 of7 5 archaeais7 5 that7 5 they7 5 live7 5 in7 5 extrem
e7 5 environm75ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some7 5 microorganisms7 5 can7 5 photosynthesize,7 5 but7 5 their7 5 overall7 5 contri
bution7 5 t7 5 o7 5 Earth's75atmospheric7 5 oxygen7 5 is7 5 very7 5 small7 5 in7 5 comparison7 5 t
o7 5 plant7 5 photosynthesi7 5 s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any7 5 microorganism7 5 on7 5 or7 5 in7 5 the7 5 human7 5 body7 5 is7 5 considered7 5 a7 5 pat
hogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories7 5 are7 5 supported7 5 by7 5 more7 5 evidence7 5 than7 5 hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE7 5 CHOICE7 5 -
Choose7 5 the7 5 one7 5 alternative7 5 that7 5 best7 5 completes7 5 the7 5 statement7 5 or75an
swers7 5 the07 5 question.
18) Disease-causing7 5 microorganisms7 5 are7 5 called
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
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TRUE/FALSE7 5 -
Write7 5 'T'7 5 if7 5 the7 5 statement7 5 is7 5 true7 5 and7 5 'F'7 5 if7 5 the7 5 statement7 5 is7 5 fa
lse.
1) Members7 5 of7 5 the7 5 same7 5 species7 5 share7 5 many7 5 more7 5 characteristics7 5 com
pared7 5 to7 5 t75hose7 5 shared00by7 5 members7 5 of7 5 the7 5 same7 5 kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses7 5 are not7 5 classified7 5 in7 5 any7 5 of7 5 Whittaker's7 5 five7 5 kingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members7 5 of7 5 the7 5 kingdom7 5 Fungi7 5 are7 5 photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A7 5 scientist7 5 studying7 5 helminths7 5 is7 5 working7 5 with7 5 bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The7 5 fossil7 5 record7 5 has7 5 established7 5 that7 5 prokaryotes7 5 existed7 5 on7 5 Earth7
5 for7 5 approx75imately7 5 two75billion7 5 years7 5 before7 5 eukaryotes7 5 evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It7 5 has7 5 been7 5 over7 5 257 5 years7 5 since7 5 a7 5 new7 5 infectious7 5 disease7 5 has7 5 e
merged7 5 in7 5 the7 5 world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The7 5 term7 5 sterile7 5 means7 5 free7 5 of7 5 all7 5 life-forms.
Version 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All7 5 microorganisms7 5 are7 5 parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During7 5 a7 5 scientific7 5 experiment,7 5 the7 5 control7 5 group7 5 is7 5 used7 5 to7 5 dir
ectly7 5 test7 5 or75measure7 5 the75consequences7 5 of7 5 a7 5 variable7 5 in7 5 the7 5 study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The7 5 scientific7 5 method7 5 involves7 5 formulating7 5 a7 5 tentative7 5 explanation,7 5 cal
led7 5 the7 5 h75ypothesis,75to7 5 account7 5 for7 5 what7 5 has7 5 been7 5 observed7 5 or7 5 measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once7 5 an7 5 organism7 5 is7 5 assigned7 5 to7 5 a7 5 particular7 5 taxonomic7 5 hierarch
y,7 5 it7 5 is7 5 pe75rmanent7 5 and00cannot7 5 be7 5 revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When7 5 the7 5 results7 5 of7 5 an7 5 experiment7 5 support7 5 a7 5 hypothesis,7 5 the
7 5 hypothesis75can7 5 now7 5 be75considered7 5 a7 5 theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The7 5 names7 5 of7 5 the7 5 three7 5 proposed7 5 domains7 5 are:7 5 Bacteria,7 5 Protista,7 5 E
ukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One7 5 distinguishing7 5 characteristic7 5 of7 5 archaeais7 5 that7 5 they7 5 live7 5 in7 5 extrem
e7 5 environm75ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some7 5 microorganisms7 5 can7 5 photosynthesize,7 5 but7 5 their7 5 overall7 5 contri
bution7 5 t7 5 o7 5 Earth's75atmospheric7 5 oxygen7 5 is7 5 very7 5 small7 5 in7 5 comparison7 5 t
o7 5 plant7 5 photosynthesi7 5 s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any7 5 microorganism7 5 on7 5 or7 5 in7 5 the7 5 human7 5 body7 5 is7 5 considered7 5 a7 5 pat
hogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories7 5 are7 5 supported7 5 by7 5 more7 5 evidence7 5 than7 5 hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE7 5 CHOICE7 5 -
Choose7 5 the7 5 one7 5 alternative7 5 that7 5 best7 5 completes7 5 the7 5 statement7 5 or75an
swers7 5 the07 5 question.
18) Disease-causing7 5 microorganisms7 5 are7 5 called
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
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