Test Bank For Prescott's Microbiology 12th Edition By Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman, Dorothy Wood Chapter 1-42 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter Chapter 1
Student name:__________ 1) Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on
Earth today. ⊚ true ⊚ false
2) All cellular organisms can be placed into one of three_________, which includes the
Bacteria, Archaea, and the Eukarya.
3) Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane_________.
4) Microbiologists study a variety of organisms, but all are considered either Bacteria or
Archaea. ⊚ true ⊚ false
5) All eukaryotes have a membrane-delimited nucleus. ⊚ true ⊚ false
6) Viruses are not generally studied by microbiologists because they are not classified as living
organisms. ⊚ true ⊚ false