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Question #1
Which is not generally true among prokaryotic microbes?
A.   individually minute (microscopic)
B.   ancient
C.   found almost everywhere
D.   multicellular organisms
Question #2
Which is not one of the three domains of life?
A.   Viruses
B.   Bacteria
C.   Archaea
D.   Eukarya
Question #3
The “Germ” theory by _______________________ is important because it established the cause of many diseases, which led to their prevention and treatment.
A.   Fleming & Ehrlich
B.   Koch & Pasteur
C.   Leeuwenhoek & Lister
D.   Jenner & Tortora
Question #4
The name “Escherichia coli” specifically represents microbes belonging to the same __________.
A.   kingdom
B.   domain
C.   species
D.   genus
Question #5
In what major way are viruses different from microorganisms? This is the reason why viruses are not considered truly alive.
A.   Viruses have to infect host cells to reproduce.
B.   Viruses may remain intact on nonliving surfaces for days.
C.   Viruses cannot grow or divide on its own.
D.   Viruses are not made of cells.
Question #6
What did Leeuwenhoek own that made him the envy of influential Biologists of his time?
A.   newly discovered "magic" bullet drugs
B.   bacterial cultures that made humans sick
C.   microscope slides of the first virus ever discovered
D.   exceptional microscope lenses that allowed him to draw amazing illustrations of microbes
Question #7
Microorganisms are impossible to see with naked eyes. We can only view microbes using microscopes.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #8
Bacteria & Archaea are evolutionarily more related to each other than both are to Eukarya because they are both prokaryotes.
A.   True
B.   False

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