Chapter 11 True/False
1) Bacterial predators such as Bdellovibrio are members of the betaproteobacteria.
Answer: FALSE
2) Two distinguishing factors of the epsilonproteobacteria that they are motile and microaerophilic.
Answer: TRUE
3) Myxobacteria are classified as actinobacteria due to fungal-like lifestyle.
Answer: FALSE
4) The Gram stain is not suitable for identifying members of the Archaea.
Answer: FALSE
5) The deinococci can be categorized as extremophiles.
Answer: TRUE
6) All gram-negative bacteria are classified as proteobacteria.
Answer: FALSE
7) The majority of bacterial species on Earth have not been successfully cultivated.
Answer: TRUE
8) Photosynthetic organisms always produce oxygen gas as a metabolic byproduct.
Answer: FALSE
9) Currently, no members of Archaea have been linked to human disease.
Answer: TRUE
10) The human body is typically free of archaeal species.
Answer: FALSE