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Which of the following is not considered a microorganism? |
| | A) | alga |
| | B) | bacterium |
| | C) | protozoan |
| | D) | mushroom |
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A prominent difference between procaryotic and eucaryotic cells is the |
| | A) | larger size of procaryotes |
| | B) | lack of pigmentation in eucaryotes |
| | C) | presence of a nucleus in eucaryotes |
| | D) | presence of a cell wall in procaryotes |
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Which of the following parts was absent from Leeuwenhoek's microscopes? |
| | A) | focusing screw |
| | B) | lens |
| | C) | specimen holder |
| | D) | condenser |
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A hypothesis can be defined as |
| | A) | a belief based on knowledge |
| | B) | knowledge based on belief |
| | C) | a scientific explanation that is subject to testing |
| | D) | a theory that has been thoroughly tested |
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Which early microbiologist was most responsible for developing sterile laboratory techniques? |
| | A) | Louis Pasteur |
| | B) | Robert Koch |
| | C) | Carl von Linne |
| | D) | John Tyndall |
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Which scientist is most responsible for finally laying the theory of spontaneous generation to rest? |
| | A) | Joseph Lister |
| | B) | Robert Koch |
| | C) | Francesco Redi |
| | D) | Louis Pasteur |
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The process of observing an event and then constructing a hypothesis to explain it involves |
| | A) | inductive reasoning |
| | B) | deductive reasoning |
| | C) | a controlled experiment |
| | D) | guesswork |
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When a hypothesis has been thoroughly supported by long-term study and data, it is considered |
| | A) | a law |
| | B) | a speculation |
| | C) | a theory |
| | D) | proved |
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Which is the correct order of the taxonomic categories, going from most specific to most general? |
| | A) | domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| | B) | division, domain, kingdom, class, family, genus, species |
| | C) | species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain |
| | D) | species, family, class, order, phylum, kingdom |
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