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TRUE/FALSE8 -
Write8 'T'8 if8 the8 statement8 is8 true8 and8 'F'8 if8 the8 statement8 is8 false.
1) Members8 of8 the8 same8 species8 share8 many8 more8 characteristics8 compared8 to8 t8h
ose8 shared00by8 members8 of8 the8 same8 kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses8 are not8 classified8 in8 any8 of8 Whittaker's8 five8 kingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members8 of8 the8 kingdom8 Fungi8 are8 photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A8 scientist8 studying8 helminths8 is8 working8 with8 bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The8 fossil8 record8 has8 established8 that8 prokaryotes8 existed8 on8 Earth8 for8 approx8i
mately8 two8billion8 years8 before8 eukaryotes8 evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It8 has8 been8 over8 258 years8 since8 a8 new8 infectious8 disease8 has8 emerged8 in8 the8
world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The8 term8 sterile8 means8 free8 of8 all8 life-forms.
Version 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All8 microorganisms8 are8 parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During8 a8 scientific8 experiment,8 the8 control8 group8 is8 used8 to8 directly8 test8 or8
measure8 the8consequences8 of8 a8 variable8 in8 the8 study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The8 scientific8 method8 involves8 formulating8 a8 tentative8 explanation,8 called8 the8 h8
ypothesis,8to8 account8 for8 what8 has8 been8 observed8 or8 measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once8 an8 organism8 is8 assigned8 to8 a8 particular8 taxonomic8 hierarchy,8 it8 is8 pe8r
manent8 and00cannot8 be8 revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When8 the8 results8 of8 an8 experiment8 support8 a8 hypothesis,8 the8 hypothesis8c
an8 now8 be8considered8 a8 theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The8 names8 of8 the8 three8 proposed8 domains8 are:8 Bacteria,8 Protista,8 Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 14) One8 distinguishing8 characteristic8 of8 archaeais8 that8 they8 live8 in8 extreme8 environm8
ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some8 microorganisms8 can8 photosynthesize,8 but8 their8 overall8 contribution8 t8
o8 Earth's8atmospheric8 oxygen8 is8 very8 small8 in8 comparison8 to8 plant8 photosynthesi8
s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any8 microorganism8 on8 or8 in8 the8 human8 body8 is8 considered8 a8 pathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories8 are8 supported8 by8 more8 evidence8 than8 hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE8 CHOICE8 -
Choose8 the8 one8 alternative8 that8 best8 completes8 the8 statement8 or8answers8 the08
question.
18) Disease-causing8 microorganisms8 are8 called
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
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TRUE/FALSE8 -
Write8 'T'8 if8 the8 statement8 is8 true8 and8 'F'8 if8 the8 statement8 is8 false.
1) Members8 of8 the8 same8 species8 share8 many8 more8 characteristics8 compared8 to8 t8h
ose8 shared00by8 members8 of8 the8 same8 kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses8 are not8 classified8 in8 any8 of8 Whittaker's8 five8 kingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members8 of8 the8 kingdom8 Fungi8 are8 photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A8 scientist8 studying8 helminths8 is8 working8 with8 bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The8 fossil8 record8 has8 established8 that8 prokaryotes8 existed8 on8 Earth8 for8 approx8i
mately8 two8billion8 years8 before8 eukaryotes8 evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It8 has8 been8 over8 258 years8 since8 a8 new8 infectious8 disease8 has8 emerged8 in8 the8
world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The8 term8 sterile8 means8 free8 of8 all8 life-forms.
Version 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All8 microorganisms8 are8 parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During8 a8 scientific8 experiment,8 the8 control8 group8 is8 used8 to8 directly8 test8 or8
measure8 the8consequences8 of8 a8 variable8 in8 the8 study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The8 scientific8 method8 involves8 formulating8 a8 tentative8 explanation,8 called8 the8 h8
ypothesis,8to8 account8 for8 what8 has8 been8 observed8 or8 measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once8 an8 organism8 is8 assigned8 to8 a8 particular8 taxonomic8 hierarchy,8 it8 is8 pe8r
manent8 and00cannot8 be8 revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When8 the8 results8 of8 an8 experiment8 support8 a8 hypothesis,8 the8 hypothesis8c
an8 now8 be8considered8 a8 theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The8 names8 of8 the8 three8 proposed8 domains8 are:8 Bacteria,8 Protista,8 Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Version 2
, 14) One8 distinguishing8 characteristic8 of8 archaeais8 that8 they8 live8 in8 extreme8 environm8
ents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Some8 microorganisms8 can8 photosynthesize,8 but8 their8 overall8 contribution8 t8
o8 Earth's8atmospheric8 oxygen8 is8 very8 small8 in8 comparison8 to8 plant8 photosynthesi8
s.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Any8 microorganism8 on8 or8 in8 the8 human8 body8 is8 considered8 a8 pathogen.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Theories8 are8 supported8 by8 more8 evidence8 than8 hypotheses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE8 CHOICE8 -
Choose8 the8 one8 alternative8 that8 best8 completes8 the8 statement8 or8answers8 the08
question.
18) Disease-causing8 microorganisms8 are8 called
A) decomposers.
B) prokaryotes.
C) pathogens.
D) eukaryotes.
E) fermenters.
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