,
,
, 5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological
classification system is which of the following people?
A. Ernst Haeckel
B. Carolus Linnaeus*
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Whittaker
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya*
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
binomial nomenclature?
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species*
D. phylum and class
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
,
, 5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological
classification system is which of the following people?
A. Ernst Haeckel
B. Carolus Linnaeus*
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Whittaker
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya*
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
binomial nomenclature?
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species*
D. phylum and class
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
