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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1) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those sha
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redby members of the same kingdom.
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2) Viruses are 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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wobillion 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
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theconsequences 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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11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent a
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ndcannot be revised.
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12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now
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beconsidered a theory.
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13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
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