2.7: Concept Check Questions

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    1. What are the three domains of life? Which two were traditionally lumped together and referred to as prokaryotes?
    2. Does phylogeny affect taxonomy?
    3. Why is morphology not a great way to evaluate microbial phylogeny?
    4. What is used to evaluate microbial phylogeny?
    5. Where does the information that is used to make protein in a cellular organism come from ? Can you explain the steps?
    6. How is 16S rRNA different from the 16S rRNA gene?
    7. What steps are involved in the analysis of a microbial community using 16S rRNA genes?
    8. Is a virus alive? What distinguishes living from nonliving chemicals?

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