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What are the three main categories of microorganisms?
What are the three main categories of microorganisms?
- Protozoa, Fungi, and Viruses
- Helminths, Algae, and Prions
- Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, and Akaryotes
- Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes (correct)
What is the primary difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
What is the primary difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
- Prokaryotes can reproduce rapidly, while eukaryotes cannot
- Prokaryotes are single-celled, while eukaryotes are multicellular
- Eukaryotes have a true nucleus, while prokaryotes do not (correct)
- Eukaryotes are more abundant than prokaryotes
What is the term used to refer to microorganisms without a nucleus?
What is the term used to refer to microorganisms without a nucleus?
- Akaryotes (correct)
- Eukaryotes
- Archaea
- Prokaryotes
Which of the following tools is essential for studying microbes?
Which of the following tools is essential for studying microbes?
What is crucial for understanding the makeup of cells?
What is crucial for understanding the makeup of cells?
Which of the following contributes to the study of microbiology?
Which of the following contributes to the study of microbiology?
What did Louis Pasteur's Swan-Neck Flask Experiment demonstrate?
What did Louis Pasteur's Swan-Neck Flask Experiment demonstrate?
What is the main component of the cell wall in plants and microscopic algae?
What is the main component of the cell wall in plants and microscopic algae?
What is the structure of phospholipids in membranes?
What is the structure of phospholipids in membranes?
What are triglycerides composed of?
What are triglycerides composed of?
What formula represents combinations of carbon and water in carbohydrates?
What formula represents combinations of carbon and water in carbohydrates?
What did the discovery of restriction enzymes by Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber, and Hamilton Smith allow for?
What did the discovery of restriction enzymes by Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber, and Hamilton Smith allow for?
