Question 1

Helminths are

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A)  bacteria.
B)  protozoa.
C)  molds.
D)  parasitic worms.
E)  infectious particles.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The most common infectious cause of death worldwide is

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A)  HIV/AIDS.
B)  stroke.
C)  heart disease.
D)  cancer.
E)  malaria.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is a scientific name?

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A)  bacteria
B)  Protista
C)  species
D)  Bacillus subtilis
E)  bacilliF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Which kingdom does not contain any eukaryotes?

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A)  Monera
B)  Protista
C)  Mycetae
D)  Plantae
E)  AnimaliaF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Spontaneous generation is the belief that

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A)  germs cause infectious diseases.
B)  microbes are diverse and ubiquitous.
C)  microbes placed in an infusion can grow in it.
D)  aseptic techniques reduce microbes in medical settings.
E)  living things arise from nonliving matter.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

When assigning a scientific name to an organism,

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A)  the species name is capitalized.
B)  the species name is placed first.
C)  the species name can be abbreviated.
D)  both genus and species names are capitalized.
E)  both genus and species names are italicized or underlined.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Select the correct descending taxonomic hierarchy (left to right) :

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A)  family, order, class
B)  family, genus, species
C)  genus, species, family
D)  class, phylum, order
E)  kingdom, domain, phylumF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following is a taxon that contains all the other taxa listed?

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A)  species
B)  phylum
C)  kingdom
D)  genus
E)  familyF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Discuss what might be three different beneficial consequences and three different detrimental consequences of killing all microorganisms on the earth.

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Question 10

In Whittaker's system, the protozoa and algae are classified in the kingdom

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A)  Monera.
B)  Protista.
C)  Mycetae.
D)  Plantae.
E)  Animalia.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

A scientist that constructs a hypothesis and then tests its validity by outlining predicted events of the hypothesis followed by experiments to test for those events is using the _____ approach.

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Question 12

Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those shared by members of the same kingdom.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which scientist discovered heat resistant bacterial spores?

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A)  Joseph Lister
B)  Ignaz Semmelweis
C)  Robert Koch
D)  Ferdinand Cohn
E)  Antonie van LeeuwenhoekF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Cyanide is a chemical used to dissolve gold and is harmful to the environment and organisms living there.A couple of biochemists came up with the idea of using the bacteria Pseudomonas to break down the cyanide used by a Gold mining company.This use of bacteria is a good example of ____.

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A)  Bioremediation
B)  Immunology
C)  Astromicrobiology
D)  British physiologyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Describe the experiment that Louis Pasteur did with swan-necked-shaped tubes to disprove spontaneous generation.

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Question 16

Which of the following is not a process in the scientific method?

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A)  belief in a preconceived idea
B)  formulate a hypothesis
C)  systematic observation
D)  laboratory experimentation
E)  development of a theoryF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 17

The surgeon who advocated using disinfectants on hands and in the air prior to surgery was

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A)  Joseph Lister.
B)  Ignaz Semmelweis.
C)  Robert Koch.
D)  Louis Pasteur.
E)  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called

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A)  biotechnology.
B)  genetics.
C)  recombinant DNA.
D)  phylogeny.
E)  taxonomy.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

All of the following are correct about prokaryotes, except

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A)  they are smaller than eukaryotes.
B)  they lack a nucleus.
C)  they are less complex than eukaryotes.
D)  they have organelles.
E)  they are found nearly everywhere.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

A hypothesis must be tested before it can be considered a theory.

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A) True 
 B)False

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