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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 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 ahas abeen aover a25 ayears asince aa anew ainfectious adisease ahas aemerged ain athe aworld.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The aterm asterile ameans afree aof aall alife-forms.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All amicroorganisms aare aparasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During aa ascientific aexperiment, athe acontrol agroup ais aused ato adirectly atest aor
ameasure atheaconsequences aof aa avariable ain athe astudy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The ascientific amethod ainvolves aformulating aa atentative aexplanation, acalled athe
ahypothesis,ato aaccount afor awhat ahas abeen aobserved aor ameasured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once aan aorganism ais aassigned ato aa aparticular ataxonomic ahierarchy, ait ais
apermanent aandacannot abe arevised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When athe aresults aof aan aexperiment asupport aa ahypothesis, athe ahypothesis acan
anow abeaconsidered aa atheory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The anames aof athe athree aproposed adomains aare: aBacteria, aProtista, aEukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One adistinguishing acharacteristic aof aarchaeais athat athey alive ain aextreme aenvironments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some amicroorganisms acan aphotosynthesize, abut atheir aoverall acontribution ato
aEarth'saatmospheric aoxygen ais avery asmall ain acomparison ato aplant aphotosynthesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any amicroorganism aon aor ain athe ahuman abody ais aconsidered aa apathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories aare asupported aby amore aevidence athan ahypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE aCHOICE a- aChoose athe aone aalternative athat abest acompletes athe
astatement aoraanswers athe aquestion.
18) Disease-causing amicroorganisms aare acalled
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
19) The amicroorganisms athat arecycle anutrients aby abreaking adown adead amatter aand
awastes aareacalled
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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 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 ahas abeen aover a25 ayears asince aa anew ainfectious adisease ahas aemerged ain athe aworld.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The aterm asterile ameans afree aof aall alife-forms.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All amicroorganisms aare aparasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During aa ascientific aexperiment, athe acontrol agroup ais aused ato adirectly atest aor
ameasure atheaconsequences aof aa avariable ain athe astudy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The ascientific amethod ainvolves aformulating aa atentative aexplanation, acalled athe
ahypothesis,ato aaccount afor awhat ahas abeen aobserved aor ameasured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once aan aorganism ais aassigned ato aa aparticular ataxonomic ahierarchy, ait ais
apermanent aandacannot abe arevised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When athe aresults aof aan aexperiment asupport aa ahypothesis, athe ahypothesis acan
anow abeaconsidered aa atheory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The anames aof athe athree aproposed adomains aare: aBacteria, aProtista, aEukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One adistinguishing acharacteristic aof aarchaeais athat athey alive ain aextreme aenvironments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some amicroorganisms acan aphotosynthesize, abut atheir aoverall acontribution ato
aEarth'saatmospheric aoxygen ais avery asmall ain acomparison ato aplant aphotosynthesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any amicroorganism aon aor ain athe ahuman abody ais aconsidered aa apathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories aare asupported aby amore aevidence athan ahypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE aCHOICE a- aChoose athe aone aalternative athat abest acompletes athe
astatement aoraanswers athe aquestion.
18) Disease-causing amicroorganisms aare acalled
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
19) The amicroorganisms athat arecycle anutrients aby abreaking adown adead amatter aand
awastes aareacalled
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