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CHAPTER 11 Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes
Modified True/False
Multiple Choice
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Short Answer
1. The new edition of groups and classifies
5. Both bacteria and archaea are prokaryotic they lack nuclear membranes, they can both
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5e
Visualize It!
1. See Figure 11.1.
Critical Thinking
3. Gram-positive species do not have an outer membrane external to the bacterial cell wall.
5. Pasteur understood that human life, indeed all life on Earth, is impacted directly and vitally
6. Endospores are resting stages of a bacterial cell; they are not involved in reproduction but
Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions
10. Direct DNA extraction from environments such as soil, human gut, and ocean water,
Concept Mapping
1. Prokaryotes