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What is the term for the naming of microorganisms?
What is the term for the naming of microorganisms?
- Taxonomy
- Classification
- Systematics
- Nomenclature (correct)
How are the genus and species names typically written in a text?
How are the genus and species names typically written in a text?
- In parentheses
- In quotation marks
- In bold and capital letters
- In italics or underlined (correct)
What type of microorganisms require high concentrations of NaCl?
What type of microorganisms require high concentrations of NaCl?
- Thermophiles
- Halo-tolerant
- Mesophiles
- Halophiles (correct)
What is the purpose of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology?
What is the purpose of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology?
What is the term for the science of investigating small objects using an instrument?
What is the term for the science of investigating small objects using an instrument?
How are the order and family names of microorganisms typically written?
How are the order and family names of microorganisms typically written?
What is the primary objective of taxonomy?
What is the primary objective of taxonomy?
Which area of taxonomy is concerned with naming of an organism?
Which area of taxonomy is concerned with naming of an organism?
What is the categorization of organisms to taxonomic groups based on?
What is the categorization of organisms to taxonomic groups based on?
What is the most basic taxonomic group in microbial taxonomy?
What is the most basic taxonomic group in microbial taxonomy?
What is a bacterial species characterized by?
What is a bacterial species characterized by?
What is a strain of bacteria?
What is a strain of bacteria?
What is the type strain of a bacterial species?
What is the type strain of a bacterial species?
What is the purpose of identification in taxonomy?
What is the purpose of identification in taxonomy?
What characterizes bacterial morphovars?
What characterizes bacterial morphovars?
Which feature of bacteria does not typically provide much information except for classifying into Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and acid-fast bacterial types?
Which feature of bacteria does not typically provide much information except for classifying into Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and acid-fast bacterial types?
What is the basis of phylogenetic classification?
What is the basis of phylogenetic classification?
Which characteristic is used to classify bacterial species into biovars?
Which characteristic is used to classify bacterial species into biovars?
What do genomic studies reveal about archaea's gene sequences?
What do genomic studies reveal about archaea's gene sequences?
Which morphological characteristic is NOT typically considered in bacterial taxonomy?
Which morphological characteristic is NOT typically considered in bacterial taxonomy?
