Microbiology Flashcards

1
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The ability of some microorganisems to decompose industrial waste like oil spill is called

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Bioremediation

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2
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The father of microbiology is

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Anton vav leeuwenhoek

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3
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The scientist who proves the germ theory

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Robert koch

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4
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The scientist who proves the Biogenesis theory is

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Louis pasteur

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5
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The solidifying agent that used in petri dish is

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Agar

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6
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Mos that can survive and multiply only in (living host cell) are called

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Obligate intrecellular Mos

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7
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Mos that need aspecific nutritions to grow in culture media are called

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Fastidious Mos

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8
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Examples of obligate intrecellular Mos

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1-viruses
2-rickettsias becteria
3-chlamydias becteria

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9
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The study of fungi is

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Mycology

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10
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The study of algea is called

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Phycology

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11
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The pathogen which causes the syphilis is

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Treponema pallidum

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12
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The pathogen which causes the Leprosy (Hanson’s disease) is

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Mycobacterium leprae

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13
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Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG)

Trench mouth is an example of

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Synergistic polymicrobial infection

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14
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Bacterial vaginosis is an example of

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Synergistic polymicrobial infection

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15
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The Mo that causes plague الطاعون is

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Yersinia pestis bacteria

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16
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Examples of fastidious Mos

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Mycobacterium Leprae

Treponema pallidum

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17
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The cell wall of algea consiset of….

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Cellulose +chitin+lignin+pectin + mineral salts

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18
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The cell wall of plants consiset of….

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Cellulose only

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19
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The cell wall of fungi consiset of….

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Chitin

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20
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The cell wall of bacteria consiset of….

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Peptidoglycan (murein)

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21
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The sugars found in peptidoglycan are

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N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)

N-acetyl muramic acid (NAM)

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22
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Which type of bonds is linking between NAM and NAG in peptidoglycan

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Glycosidic bond

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23
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How many amino acids in the polypeptide side chain that Link with NAM in peptidoglycan

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4 Amino acids

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24
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How many amino acids in each peptide cross bridge in peptidoglycan

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5 amino acids

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25
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Which is the amino acid that make the peptide cross bridge in peptidoglycan

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Glycine

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26
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With Gram stain, Gram + bacteria appears in which color

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Purpul

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27
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With Gram stain, Gram - bacteria appears in which color

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Pink to Red

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28
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An example of bacteria that has a high cell wall lipid content and its staining process is hard …..

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Mycobacteria

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29
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Amphipathic molecule present on the surface of gram( -) bacteria

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LPS

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30
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Proteins found in outer membrane of gram (-) bacteria that regulate the passage of materials through it

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Porins

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31
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Slimy gelatinous material found on the surface of some bacteria

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Glycocalyx

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32
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The importance of slime layers in bacteria is

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Contribute to the formation of biofilms → Sticky layer where bacteria live

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33
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What is the effect of the capsule in the virulence of the bacteria

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Increases the virulence

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34
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To stain the capsuled bacteria we should use

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Negative stains

35
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external cellular appendage that used for movement

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Flagella

36
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Prokaryotic Flagella made of…

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Flagellin protein

37
Q

Axial filaments in spirochetes.

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Endoflagella

38
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External cellular appendage that found in Gram (-) bacteria and made of pilin protein

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Pili

39
Q

What is the functions of pili

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Attachment pili: attach to the surface

Sex pili :transfer genetic material between bacterial cells a process called conjugation

40
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Transfer genetic material between bacterial cells a process called

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conjugation

41
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If the prokaryote cell has a single flagellum we call it

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Mono trichous

42
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If the prokaryote cell has 2 flagella out from opposite poles of the surface we call it

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Amphi trichous

43
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If the prokaryote cell has a package of flagella out from one side of the surface we call it

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Lopho trichous

44
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If the prokaryote cell has alot of flagella out from all the surface we call it

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Peri trichous

45
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An example of Peritrichous prokaryote

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Salmonella typhi

46
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Inward foldings in the plasma membrane of prokaryote associated with ATP synthesis

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Meso somes

47
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An example of bacteria that has asterols in its plasma membrane and does not have cell wall

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Mycoplasma SPP

48
Q

Which type of enzymes found in lysosomes

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Hydrolytic and digestive enzymes

49
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Which type of enzymes found in peroxisomes

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Oxidative enzymes

50
Q

There is a high amounts of lysosomes in…….. Cells

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Immune cells

51
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There is a high amounts of peroxisomes in…

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Mammalian liver cells

52
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breaking down the cell’s component

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Autophagy

53
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Peroxisomes contain enzyme , which catalyzes (speeds up) breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxegen , this enzyme is

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catalase

54
Q

Ribosomes made of…….. and……..

And they are produced in……..

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rRNA and proteins

nucleolus

55
Q

Ribosomes responsable of……

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Translation process

56
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The sedimentation rate of the eukaryotic ribosomal small subunit is

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40s

57
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The sedimentation rate of the eukaryotic ribosomal large subunit is

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60s

58
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The sedimentation rate of the eukaryotic whole ribosome is

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80s

59
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The sedimentation rate of the prokaryotic ribosomal small subunit is

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30s

60
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The sedimentation rate of the prokaryotic ribosomal large subunit is

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50s

61
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The sedimentation rate of the prokaryotic whole ribosome is

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70s

62
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Microtubules composed of spherical protein subunits called

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Tubulins

63
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Intermediate filaments made of

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Vimentins and Keratin

64
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Micro filaments made of

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Actin and myosin

65
Q

Cytoskeleton of the cells made of

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Microtubules
intermediate filaments
microfilaments

66
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Centrioles made of

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Microtubules only

67
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Which types of cellular filaments found in eukaryotic flagella and cilia

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Microtubules arranged in a complex design

68
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The motion of flagella is discribed as

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Whip - like movement

69
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The motion of cilia is discribed as

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coordinated, rhythmic movement

70
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In prokaryotes
1-Plasma membrane, cell wall and glycocalyx are togather called……
2-Cytoplasm components + The genetic material are togather called……

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1-cellular envelope

2-interior core

71
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In Eukaryote
1-Plasma membrane, and cell wall are togather called……
2-Cytoplasm components + The genetic material are togather called……

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1-outer bondary

2-proto plasm

72
Q

Only two species of Gram-positive bacteria can make spores:

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Clostridium spp., Bacillus spp.

73
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The process of reactivation of bacterial spores when the conditions become more suitable called

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germination

74
Q

Bacterial spores have a high amounts of….

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Ca+2 and diplconic acid

75
Q

Arranging living organisms into taxa

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Classification

76
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Assigning aspecific name to each taxon

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Nomenclature

77
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Determinig to which taxon aspecific organism belongs

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Identification

78
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The sedimentation rate of prokaryotic small ribosomal subunit rRNA is

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16s

79
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The sedimentation rate of eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit rRNA is

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18s

80
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classification of living organisms According to shared phenotypic features.

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Phenetic classification

81
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classification and grouping of living organisms According to genetic relatedness (genotype)

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Phylo genic

82
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…………. is a phenetic system of classification where we have five kingdoms according to the phenotype one for prokaryote
(monera) and the remining other 4 kingdoms are for eukaryotes (Protista, Fungi, Plantae & Animalia)

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Whittaker’s system

83
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………….. Is a phylogenetic system of classification in which Prokaryotes have two domains (Archaea & Bacteria) & the Eukaryote a has the remain one

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Woese’s system