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TRUE/FALSE9 -
Write9 'T'9 if9 the9 statement9 is9 true9 and9 'F'9 if9 the9 statement9 is9 false.
1) Members9 of9 the9 same9 species9 share9 many9 more9 characteristics9 compared9 to9 t9h
ose9 shared00by9 members9 of9 the9 same9 kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses9 are not9 classified9 in9 any9 of9 Whittaker's9 five9 kingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members9 of9 the9 kingdom9 Fungi9 are9 photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A9 scientist9 studying9 helminths9 is9 working9 with9 bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The9 fossil9 record9 has9 established9 that9 prokaryotes9 existed9 on9 Earth9 for9 approx9i
mately9 two9billion9 years9 before9 eukaryotes9 evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It9 has9 been9 over9 259 years9 since9 a9 new9 infectious9 disease9 has9 emerged9 in9 the9
world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The9 term9 sterile9 means9 free9 of9 all9 life-forms.
Version 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All9 microorganisms9 are9 parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During9 a9 scientific9 experiment,9 the9 control9 group9 is9 used9 to9 directly9 test9 or9
measure9 the9consequences9 of9 a9 variable9 in9 the9 study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The9 scientific9 method9 involves9 formulating9 a9 tentative9 explanation,9 called9 the9 h9
ypothesis,9to9 account9 for9 what9 has9 been9 observed9 or9 measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once9 an9 organism9 is9 assigned9 to9 a9 particular9 taxonomic9 hierarchy,9 it9 is9 pe9r
manent9 and00cannot9 be9 revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When9 the9 results9 of9 an9 experiment9 support9 a9 hypothesis,9 the9 hypothesis9c
an9 now9 be9considered9 a9 theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The9 names9 of9 the9 three9 proposed9 domains9 are:9 Bacteria,9 Protista,9 Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One9 distinguishing9 characteristic9 of9 archaeais9 that9 they9 live9 in9 extreme9 environm9
ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some9 microorganisms9 can9 photosynthesize,9 but9 their9 overall9 contribution9 t9
o9 Earth's9atmospheric9 oxygen9 is9 very9 small9 in9 comparison9 to9 plant9 photosynthesi9
s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any9 microorganism9 on9 or9 in9 the9 human9 body9 is9 considered9 a9 pathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories9 are9 supported9 by9 more9 evidence9 than9 hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE9 CHOICE9 -
Choose9 the9 one9 alternative9 that9 best9 completes9 the9 statement9 or9answers9 the09
question.
18) Disease-causing9 microorganisms9 are9 called
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
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TRUE/FALSE9 -
Write9 'T'9 if9 the9 statement9 is9 true9 and9 'F'9 if9 the9 statement9 is9 false.
1) Members9 of9 the9 same9 species9 share9 many9 more9 characteristics9 compared9 to9 t9h
ose9 shared00by9 members9 of9 the9 same9 kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses9 are not9 classified9 in9 any9 of9 Whittaker's9 five9 kingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members9 of9 the9 kingdom9 Fungi9 are9 photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A9 scientist9 studying9 helminths9 is9 working9 with9 bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The9 fossil9 record9 has9 established9 that9 prokaryotes9 existed9 on9 Earth9 for9 approx9i
mately9 two9billion9 years9 before9 eukaryotes9 evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It9 has9 been9 over9 259 years9 since9 a9 new9 infectious9 disease9 has9 emerged9 in9 the9
world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The9 term9 sterile9 means9 free9 of9 all9 life-forms.
Version 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All9 microorganisms9 are9 parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During9 a9 scientific9 experiment,9 the9 control9 group9 is9 used9 to9 directly9 test9 or9
measure9 the9consequences9 of9 a9 variable9 in9 the9 study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The9 scientific9 method9 involves9 formulating9 a9 tentative9 explanation,9 called9 the9 h9
ypothesis,9to9 account9 for9 what9 has9 been9 observed9 or9 measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once9 an9 organism9 is9 assigned9 to9 a9 particular9 taxonomic9 hierarchy,9 it9 is9 pe9r
manent9 and00cannot9 be9 revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When9 the9 results9 of9 an9 experiment9 support9 a9 hypothesis,9 the9 hypothesis9c
an9 now9 be9considered9 a9 theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The9 names9 of9 the9 three9 proposed9 domains9 are:9 Bacteria,9 Protista,9 Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Version 2
, 14) One9 distinguishing9 characteristic9 of9 archaeais9 that9 they9 live9 in9 extreme9 environm9
ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some9 microorganisms9 can9 photosynthesize,9 but9 their9 overall9 contribution9 t9
o9 Earth's9atmospheric9 oxygen9 is9 very9 small9 in9 comparison9 to9 plant9 photosynthesi9
s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any9 microorganism9 on9 or9 in9 the9 human9 body9 is9 considered9 a9 pathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories9 are9 supported9 by9 more9 evidence9 than9 hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE9 CHOICE9 -
Choose9 the9 one9 alternative9 that9 best9 completes9 the9 statement9 or9answers9 the09
question.
18) Disease-causing9 microorganisms9 are9 called
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
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