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