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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Members of the same species share many morevcharacteristics compared to those sharedb
y members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's fivevkingdoms.
⊚ 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 twob
illionvyears 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 thec
onsequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulatingva tentative explanation, called the hypothesis,t
o account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent andc
annot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now bec
onsidered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the threevproposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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14) One distinguishing characteristic of archaeais thatvthey live in extreme environments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some microorganisms can photosynthesize, but their overall contribution to Earth'sa
tmospheric oxygen is very small in comparison to plantvphotosynthesis.
⊚ 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 alternativevthatvbest completes the statement oranswers 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 arec
alled
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Test bank for talaros foundation in microbiology 11th edition
CHAPTER 1 v
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Members of the same species share many morevcharacteristics compared to those sharedb
y members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's fivevkingdoms.
⊚ 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 twob
illionvyears 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 thec
onsequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulatingva tentative explanation, called the hypothesis,t
o account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent andc
annot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now bec
onsidered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the threevproposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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14) One distinguishing characteristic of archaeais thatvthey live in extreme environments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some microorganisms can photosynthesize, but their overall contribution to Earth'sa
tmospheric oxygen is very small in comparison to plantvphotosynthesis.
⊚ 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 alternativevthatvbest completes the statement oranswers 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 arec
alled
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