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⊚ true
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2) Viruses are 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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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 approximately t
wobillion 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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heconsequences of a variable in the study. ⊚ false
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16) Any microorganism on or in the human body is considered a pathogen.
⊚ true
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s,to account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
17) Theories are supported by more evidence than hypotheses.
⊚ false
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent a
ndcannot be revised.
MULTIPLE CHOICE -
⊚ true
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement oranswers the question.
⊚ false
18) Disease-causing microorganisms are called
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now A) decomposers.
beconsidered a theory. B) prokaryotes.
⊚ true
C) pathogens.
⊚ false
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true 19) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes a
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A) decomposers. A) cause humandisease.
B) prokaryotes. B) lack a cellnucleus.
C) pathogens. C) are infectiousparticles.
D) eukaryotes. D) are too small tobe seen with the unaided eye.
E) fermenters. E) can only be found growing inlaboratories.
20) The microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells are called 24) Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
A) decomposers. A) Bacteria in the soil secrete an antibiotic to kill competitors.
B) prokaryotes. B) A microbiologist uses a microscope to study bacteria.
C) pathogens. C) Humans use yeast to make beer and wine.
D) eukaryotes. D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis in the lungs.
E) fermenters. E) Public health officials monitor diseases in a community.
21) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called 25) Which of the following is a unique characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them fro
mthe other major groups of microorganisms?
A) bioremediation.
B) geneticengineering.
A) Viruses cause human disease.
C) epidemiology.
D) immunology. B) Virusesare composed of cells that lack nuclei.
C) Viruses cannot be seen without an electron microscope.
E) taxonomy.
D) Viruses contain genetic material.
E) Viruses lack ribosomes.
22) Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
26) Who was the Dutch merchant that made and used quality magnifying lenses to see a
A) Mosquitoes ndrecord microorganisms?
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
A) Francesco Redi
D) Viruses
B) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
E) Fungi
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Joseph Lister
E) Robert Koch
23) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that
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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 shar
edby 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.
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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 approximately t
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10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesi ⊚ false
s,to account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
17) Theories are supported by more evidence than hypotheses.
⊚ false
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent a
ndcannot be revised.
MULTIPLE CHOICE -
⊚ true
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement oranswers the question.
⊚ false
18) Disease-causing microorganisms are called
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now A) decomposers.
beconsidered a theory. B) prokaryotes.
⊚ true
C) pathogens.
⊚ false
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true 19) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes a
⊚ false recalled
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A) decomposers. A) cause humandisease.
B) prokaryotes. B) lack a cellnucleus.
C) pathogens. C) are infectiousparticles.
D) eukaryotes. D) are too small tobe seen with the unaided eye.
E) fermenters. E) can only be found growing inlaboratories.
20) The microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells are called 24) Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
A) decomposers. A) Bacteria in the soil secrete an antibiotic to kill competitors.
B) prokaryotes. B) A microbiologist uses a microscope to study bacteria.
C) pathogens. C) Humans use yeast to make beer and wine.
D) eukaryotes. D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis in the lungs.
E) fermenters. E) Public health officials monitor diseases in a community.
21) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called 25) Which of the following is a unique characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them fro
mthe other major groups of microorganisms?
A) bioremediation.
B) geneticengineering.
A) Viruses cause human disease.
C) epidemiology.
D) immunology. B) Virusesare composed of cells that lack nuclei.
C) Viruses cannot be seen without an electron microscope.
E) taxonomy.
D) Viruses contain genetic material.
E) Viruses lack ribosomes.
22) Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
26) Who was the Dutch merchant that made and used quality magnifying lenses to see a
A) Mosquitoes ndrecord microorganisms?
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
A) Francesco Redi
D) Viruses
B) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
E) Fungi
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Joseph Lister
E) Robert Koch
23) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that
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A) air had "vitalforces" capable of spontaneous generation.
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B) microbialfermentation could be used to make wine. ql ql ql ql ql ql B) Phylum
C) dust in air was asource of living microorganisms.
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D) microorganismscould cause disease. ql ql D) Genus
E) microorganisms could be grown inlaboratory infusions. ql ql ql ql ql E) Family
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B) microbes arediverse and ubiquitous.
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C) microbes placedin an infusion can grow in it.
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D) aseptictechniques reduce microbes in medical settings. ql ql ql ql ql D) identification.
E) living things arise from nonlivingmatter.
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A) microbes arefound on dust particles.
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B) a specificmicrobe is the cause of a specific disease.
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C) life-forms can only arise from preexisting life-forms.
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D) a specificmicrobe should be classified in a specific kingdom.
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E) microbes can be used to clean up toxicspills.
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