Which of the following is an acellular microorganism lacking a nucleus?
a. bacterium
b. helminth
c. protozoan
d. virus - correct answer d. virus
Name six types of microorganisms that we are studying in this book and use each one in a sentence. - correct answer - Bacteria: Bacteria are all no...
Microbiology Exam 1 (Straightenerline)
Which of the following is an acellular microorganism lacking a nucleus?
a. bacterium
b. helminth
c. protozoan
d. virus - correct answer d. virus
Name six types of microorganisms that we are studying in this book and use each one in a sentence. -
correct answer - Bacteria: Bacteria are all nonarchaea prokaryotes.
- Archaea: Archaea live in extreme environments.
- Protozoa: Protozoa are a group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms.
- Fungi: Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that can be unicellular or multicellular.
- Helminths: Helminths are parasitic worms.
- Viruses: Viruses are microscopic acellular elements composed of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein
coat.
Defend the argument that a web of life is a more accurate representation of evolutionary relatedness
than a tree of life. - correct answer Web of life is more accurate because different species cross breed
instead of genes simply being passed down such as a tree of life.
Which of the following is a microorganism that contains organelles?
a. prion
b. bacterium
c. fungus
d. virus - correct answer c. fungus
Often when there is a local water main break, a town will post an advisory to boil water before ingesting
it. Identify the biological basis behind the effectiveness of this procedure in minimizing illness. - correct
answer Most pathogens thrive at body temperature. Boiling the water raises the temperature well above
body temperature and kills the pathogens.
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