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