Exam 9: An Introduction to Taxonomy: the Bacteria

A tool used by biologists that involves asking a series of "either-or" questions which eventually leads to the identification of an organism is a

A bacterial strain contains

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is used to separate

A eukaryotic,unicellular organism with no cell wall would be classified as a

Which one of the following microorganisms has its own kingdom in the five-kingdom classification?

What is a species? How are species determined for bacteria and plants/animals? Discuss whether you believe that the species concept is better than identifying microbes based on their ecological niche (habitat,functions,etc.)or based on phylogenetic/evolutionary relationships.

The five kingdom system of classification was set up by

Classification is necessary to

If an organism contains 13% adenine in its DNA,its GC content is

According to the three domain classification system,modern plants and animals belong to what Domain?

Organisms in the same ________ are more closely related than are organisms in the same ________.

A useful technique for comparing different bacterial species based on if they are susceptible to infection by the same virus is called

In the three domain classification system

All members of the Kingdom Monera are

In a bacterial species with multiple chromosomes

The correct order of taxonomic hierarchies (from most broad to most specific)is

According to the three domain classification system an organism with cells measuring more than 10 micrometers across would most likely belong to the

A prokaryotic cell would be assigned to which of the taxonomic Kingdoms

Which of the following levels of classification would contain the greatest number of organisms?

Organisms that degrade organic molecules to methane belong to the domain