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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
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1) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those shared b
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y members of the same kingdom.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdoms.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approximately two bi
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llion years before eukaryotes evolved.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
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⊚ false
8) All microorganisms are parasites.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or measure the co
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nsequences of a variable in the study.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis, t
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o account for what has been observed or measured.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent and ca
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nnot be revised.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now be c
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onsidered a theory.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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