Complete Test Bank: Microbiology Fundamentals, 4th Edition – Chapters 1-22, Correct Answers & Detailed Explanations

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,Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.

⊚ true
⊚ false




2) Current evidence indicates that bacteria and archaea existed on earth for approximately 2
billion years before eukaryotes appeared.


⊚ true
⊚ false




3) A scientific theory, like the theory of evolution, is just our best guess at explaining a
scientific phenomenon, but a theory cannot be considered fact.


⊚ true
⊚ false




4) Many chronic conditions are found to be associated with microbial agents.

⊚ true
⊚ false




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,5) All microorganisms are considered pathogens.


⊚ true
⊚ false




6) The term sterile means free of all life forms.


⊚ true
⊚ false




7) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those shared
by members of the same kingdom.

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⊚ false




8) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent and
cannot be revised.

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⊚ false




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, 9) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdoms.


⊚ true
⊚ false




10) The names of the three domains are: Bacteria, Protista, and Eukarya (Eukaryota).


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⊚ false




11) One distinguishing characteristic of the archaebacteria is that they live in extreme
environments.

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⊚ false




12) Microbes have been found existing in salty, acidic lakes.

⊚ true
⊚ false




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