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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
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1) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those shar
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ed by members of the same kingdom.
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2) Viruses are x# x#x# not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdoms.
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3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
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4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
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5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approximately t
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wo billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
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6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
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7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
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8) All microorganisms are parasites.
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9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or measure t
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he consequences of a variable in the study.
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10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesi
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s, to account for what has been observed or measured.
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⊚ true
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11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent a
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nd cannot be revised.
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⊚ true
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12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now
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be considered a theory.
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⊚ true
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13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
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, 14) One distinguishing characteristic of archaeais that they live in extreme environments.
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15) Some microorganisms can photosynthesize, but their overall contribution to Earth
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's atmospheric oxygen is very small in comparison to plant photosynthesis.
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⊚ true
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16) Any microorganism on or in the human body is considered a pathogen.
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⊚ true
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17) Theories are supported by more evidence than hypotheses.
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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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18) Disease-causing microorganisms are called x# x# x#




A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.

C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.



19) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes a
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re called
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