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TEST BANK
FOR Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology 12th Edition Barry
Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro (CHAPTERS 1-27) ||Complete
A+ Guide
,CHAPTER 1
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the state ent is true and 'F' if the state ent is false.
1) e bers of the sa e species share any ore characteristics co pared to those shared
by e bers of the sa e kingdo .
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdo s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) e bers of the kingdo Fungi are photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying hel inths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approxi ately two
billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has e erged in the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The ter sterile eans free of all life-for s.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All icroorganis s are parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experi ent, the control group is used to directly test or easure the
consequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific ethod involves for ulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis,
to account for what has been observed or easured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organis is assigned to a particular taxono ic hierarchy, it is per anent and
cannot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experi ent support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now be
considered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The na es of the three proposed do ains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One distinguishing characteristic of archaeais that they live in extre e environ ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) So e icroorganis s can photosynthesize, but their overall contribution to Earth's
at ospheric oxygen is very s all in co parison to plant photosynthesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any icroorganis on or in the hu an body is considered a pathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories are supported by ore evidence than hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
ULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best co pletes the state ent or
answers the question.
18) Disease-causing icroorganis s are called
A) deco posers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fer enters.
19) The icroorganis s that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead atter and wastes are
called
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TEST BANK
FOR Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology 12th Edition Barry
Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro (CHAPTERS 1-27) ||Complete
A+ Guide
,CHAPTER 1
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the state ent is true and 'F' if the state ent is false.
1) e bers of the sa e species share any ore characteristics co pared to those shared
by e bers of the sa e kingdo .
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdo s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) e bers of the kingdo Fungi are photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying hel inths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approxi ately two
billion years before eukaryotes evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has e erged in the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The ter sterile eans free of all life-for s.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All icroorganis s are parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experi ent, the control group is used to directly test or easure the
consequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific ethod involves for ulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis,
to account for what has been observed or easured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organis is assigned to a particular taxono ic hierarchy, it is per anent and
cannot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experi ent support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now be
considered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The na es of the three proposed do ains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One distinguishing characteristic of archaeais that they live in extre e environ ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) So e icroorganis s can photosynthesize, but their overall contribution to Earth's
at ospheric oxygen is very s all in co parison to plant photosynthesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any icroorganis on or in the hu an body is considered a pathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories are supported by ore evidence than hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
ULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best co pletes the state ent or
answers the question.
18) Disease-causing icroorganis s are called
A) deco posers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fer enters.
19) The icroorganis s that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead atter and wastes are
called
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