True or False

All eukaryotes are microorganisms.

False: A large number of eukaryotes are microorganisms

The smallest known pathogen is a virus.

False: A viroid is the the smallest known pathogen

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is useful in preventing plant diseases.

False: Bacillus thuringiensis is a natural insecticide

Bacteria that divide along several planes are arranged tetrads.

False: Bacteria are called staphylococci

True Fungi do not have cell walls.

False: Fungi have a cell wall made of chitin

Protozoa have cell walls of chitin.

False: Fungi have cell walls of chitin

Microbiology is the study of any organism that causes a disease.

False: It is the study of organisms/agents too small to be seen without magnification

Mycology is the study of parasites including Protozoa and Helminths.

False: Mycology is the study of fungi

A nucleus is present in Prokaryotic cells but is rarely seen under the microscope.

False: Prokaryotic cells contain no nucleus

The least inclusive level in Taxonomy is the Phylum

False: The least inclusive is species

Algae are photosynthetic and provide most of the world's oxygen.

True

All Protozoans are motile.

True

All bacteria of the Genus Streptococcus produce cocci in chains.

True

Bacteria are in the range of 1-10um while helminthes are measured in mm.

True

Bioremediation uses microbes to clean up toxic waste.

True

Fungi consist of both macroscopic and microscopic organisms.

True

Linnaeus developed a system to serve as a means of future identification of the same organism.

True

Mad Cow Disease is caused by a Prion.

True

The cell walls of Archaea lack peptidoglycan.

True

Viruses are considered parasitic particles.

True