Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology differs from Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology in that the former
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groups bacteria into species
groups bacteria according to phylogenetic relationships
groups bacteria according to pathogenic properties
groups bacteria into 19 species
all of the above
Pregunta 2
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Bacillus and Lactobacillus are not in the same order. This indicates that which one of the following is NOT sufficient to assign an organism to a taxon?
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biochemical characteristics
amino acid sequencing
phage typing
serology
morphological characteristics
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following is used to classify organisms into the kingdom fungi?
Which of the following is false about scientific nomenclature?
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each name is specific
names vary with geographical location
the names are standardized
each name consists of a genus and specific epithet
it was the first designed by Linnaeus
Pregunta 5
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You could ID an unknown bacterium by all of the following except
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hybridizing a DNA probe from a known bacterium with the uknown's DNA
making a fatty acid profile of the unknown
specific antiserum agglutinating the unknown
ribosomal RNA sequencing
percentage of guanine + cytosine
Pregunta 6
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The wall-less mycoplasmas are considered to be related to gram-positive bacteria. Which of the following would provide the most compelling evidence for this?
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They share common rRNA sequences
Some gram-positive bacteria and some mycoplasmas produce catalase.
both groups are prokaryotic
some gram-positive bacteria are some mycoplasmas have coccus-shaped cells
both groups contain human pathogens
Pregunta 7
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Into which group would you place a multicellular organism that has a mouth and lives inside the human liver?
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animalia
fungi
plantae
firmicutes (gram-positive bacteria)
proteobacteria (gram-negative bacteria)
Pregunta 8
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Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane?
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animalia
fungi
plantae
firmicutes (gram-positive bacteria)
proteobacteria (gram-negative bacteria)
Pregunta 9
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Which of the following is (are) found in all three domains?