Test Bank for Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology
12th Edition Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro
Chapters 1-27 Complete A+ Guide
,CHAPTER 1 v3
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
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shared by members of the same kingdom.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdoms.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for
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approximately two billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All microorganisms are parasites.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or
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measure the consequences of a variable in the study.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the
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hypothesis, to account for what has been observed or measured.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is
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permanent and cannot be revised.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can
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now be considered a theory.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
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⊚ true
12th Edition Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro
Chapters 1-27 Complete A+ Guide
,CHAPTER 1 v3
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
1) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those
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shared by members of the same kingdom.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdoms.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for
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approximately two billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All microorganisms are parasites.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or
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measure the consequences of a variable in the study.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the
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hypothesis, to account for what has been observed or measured.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is
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permanent and cannot be revised.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can
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now be considered a theory.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3 g5v3
⊚ true
