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One type of microscope that provides a 3D image of specimen is a...
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d) scanning electron microscope
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a) phase contrast microscope
b) transmission electron microscope c) bright field microscope d) scanning electron microscope |
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One type of microscope capable of observing living microorganisms is the...
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b) phase - contrast microscope
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a) bright - field microscope
b) phase - contrast microscope c) fluorescence microscope d) electron microscope |
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Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
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c) Louis Pasteur
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a) John Needham
b) Joseph Lister c) Louis Pasteur d) Robert Koch |
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Fossils of prokaryotes go back ___ billion years.
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b) 3.5 to 4.0
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a) 4.0 to 5.0
b) 3.5 to 4.0 c) 2.5 to 3.0 d) 2.2 to 2.7 |
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Which of the following is not a microorganism?
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c) insect
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a) bacterium
b) algae c) insect d) fungus |
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The correct order of taxonomic category is:
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c) domain, Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called. ..
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b) biofilms
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a) colonies
b) biofilms c) biospheres d) flora |
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A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is called...
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d) commensalism
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a) mutualism
b) competition c) synergism d) commensalism |
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Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
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d) blood
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a) intestine
b) skin c) vagina d) blood |
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Which of the following industries use microorganisms?
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d) all of the above
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a) chemical
b) wine c) cheese d) all of the above |
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All bacteria are ___ cells.
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prokaryotic
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Cells that a nucleus are ___ cells.
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eukaryotic
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The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are ___.
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prions
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The clean up of different industrial waste is referred to as ___.
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bioremediation
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