Microbes and Society: Chapter 2 Practice Quiz

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Chapter 2 Microbes in Perspective: Of Collectors and Classifiers

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1: The five kingdom system of classification was set up by:
	A: Charles Darwin
	B: Robert Hooke
	C: Louis Pasteur
	D: Robert Whittaker

2: All the following are considered eukaryotes except:
	A: Archaea
	B: Fungi
	C: Protozoa
	D: Humans

3: The smallest microbes are measured in:
	A: Millimeters
	B: Nanometers
	C: Micrometers
	D: Meters

4: Most microbial structures and enzymes are composed of:
	A: Lipids
	B: Proteins
	C: Carbohydrates
	D: Nucleic acids

5: In the three domain system of classification, the traditional bacteria are placed in the:
	A: Eukarya
	B: Archaea
	C: Monera
	D: Eubacteria

6: The binomial name of a microbe is composed of:
	A: Its kingdom and genus names
	B: Its genus name and a species modifier
	C: Its family and class names
	D: Its genus and species names

7: Carl Woese and his colleague are best known for establishing:
	A: The Five Kingdom System
	B: The Three Domain System
	C: The Prokaryote-Eukaryote System
	D: The Plant-Animal System

8: Mycoplasmas, rickettsiae, and chlamydiac are:
	A: Types of fungi
	B: Species of protozoa
	C: Small bacteria
	D: Forms of viruses

9: The ability to see viruses became possible with the invention of the:
	A: Dark-field microscope
	B: Light microscope
	C: Electron microscope
	D: Fluorescence microscope

10: Starch and cellulose are examples of:
	A: Nucleic acids
	B: Carbohydrates
	C: Proteins
	D: Amino acids

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