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MICROBIOLOGY, 12TH EDITION, BY BARRY
CHESS| ALL CHAPTERS 1-27| LATEST
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1- the main themes of microbiology
chapter 2- the chemistry of biology
chapter 3- tools of the laboratory: methods of studying microorganisms
chapter 4- a survey of prokaryotic cells and microorganisms
chapter 5- a survey of eukaryotic cells and microorganisms
chapter 6- an introduction to viruses, viroids, and prions
chapter 7- microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth
chapter 8- an introduction to microbial metabolism: the chemical crossroads of life
chapter 9- an introduction to microbial genetics
chapter 10- genetic engineering and genetic analysis
chapter 11- physical and chemical agents for microbial control
chapter 12- drugs, microbes, host—the elements of chemotherapy
chapter 13- microbe–human interactions: infection, disease, and epidemiology
chapter 14- an introduction to host defenses and innate immunities
chapter 15- adaptive, specific immunity, and immunization
chapter 16- disorders in immunity
chapter 17- procedures for identifying pathogens and diagnosing infections
chapter 18- the gram-positive and gram-negative cocci of medical importance
chapter 19- the gram-positive bacilli of medical importance
chapter 20- the gram-negative bacilli of medical importance
chapter 21- miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease
chapter 22- the fungi of medical importance
chapter 23- the parasites of medical importance
chapter 24- introduction to viruses that infect humans: the dna viruses
chapter 25- the rna viruses that infect humans
chapter 26- environmental microbiology
chapter 27 applied and industrial microbiology
,CHAPTER 1 v
true/false - write 't' if the statement is true and 'f' if the statement is false.
1) members of the same species share many morev characteristics compared to those sharedb
y members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) viruses are not classified in any of whittaker's fivev 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 twob
illionv years before eukaryotes evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) it has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
⊚ true
⊚ 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 thec
onsequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) the scientific method involves formulatingv a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis,t
o account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent andc
annot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) when the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now bec
onsidered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) the names of the threev proposed domains are: bacteria, protista, eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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MICROBIOLOGY, 12TH EDITION, BY BARRY
CHESS| ALL CHAPTERS 1-27| LATEST
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1- the main themes of microbiology
chapter 2- the chemistry of biology
chapter 3- tools of the laboratory: methods of studying microorganisms
chapter 4- a survey of prokaryotic cells and microorganisms
chapter 5- a survey of eukaryotic cells and microorganisms
chapter 6- an introduction to viruses, viroids, and prions
chapter 7- microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth
chapter 8- an introduction to microbial metabolism: the chemical crossroads of life
chapter 9- an introduction to microbial genetics
chapter 10- genetic engineering and genetic analysis
chapter 11- physical and chemical agents for microbial control
chapter 12- drugs, microbes, host—the elements of chemotherapy
chapter 13- microbe–human interactions: infection, disease, and epidemiology
chapter 14- an introduction to host defenses and innate immunities
chapter 15- adaptive, specific immunity, and immunization
chapter 16- disorders in immunity
chapter 17- procedures for identifying pathogens and diagnosing infections
chapter 18- the gram-positive and gram-negative cocci of medical importance
chapter 19- the gram-positive bacilli of medical importance
chapter 20- the gram-negative bacilli of medical importance
chapter 21- miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease
chapter 22- the fungi of medical importance
chapter 23- the parasites of medical importance
chapter 24- introduction to viruses that infect humans: the dna viruses
chapter 25- the rna viruses that infect humans
chapter 26- environmental microbiology
chapter 27 applied and industrial microbiology
,CHAPTER 1 v
true/false - write 't' if the statement is true and 'f' if the statement is false.
1) members of the same species share many morev characteristics compared to those sharedb
y members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) viruses are not classified in any of whittaker's fivev 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 twob
illionv years before eukaryotes evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) it has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) the term sterile means free of all life-forms.
Version 1 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) all microorganisms are parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) during a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or measure thec
onsequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) the scientific method involves formulatingv a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis,t
o account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent andc
annot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) when the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now bec
onsidered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) the names of the threev proposed domains are: bacteria, protista, eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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