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When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called
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When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called
genetic engineering
All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that ______.
are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
The first cells appeared about ______ billion years ago.
3.8
Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is an example of _____.
biromediation
The most prevalent worldwide infectious diseases are _____.
respiratory diseases
Helminths are
parasitic worms
The Dutch merchant who made and used quality magnifying lenses to see and record microorganisms was _____.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Sterility refers to ______.
having an absence of any life forms and viral particles.
Taxonomy does not involve _____.
Common Name
The orderly arrangement of organisms into a hierarchy of taxa is called _____.
classification
Which of the following is a scientific name?
Streptococcus pyogenes
The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called _____,
phylogeny
The scientist(s) who proposed organisms be assigned to one of three domains is(are) _____.
Carl Woese and George Fox
Organic chemicals always have a basic framework of the element _____ bonded to other atoms.
carbon
All of the following are monosaccharides except _____.
glycogen