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,Test Bank – Foundations in Microbiology, 11th Edition
(Talaro & Chess) | Verified Q&A (ISBN 9781260259025,
2025 Edition)
CHAPTER 1
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
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, ⊚ 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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,Test Bank – Foundations in Microbiology, 11th Edition
(Talaro & Chess) | Verified Q&A (ISBN 9781260259025,
2025 Edition)
CHAPTER 1
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
Version 1 1
, ⊚ false
7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
Version 1 2
, ⊚ 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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