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Ch. 11 - Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes
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Capitolo 11, Problema 9

For each of the following statements that is true, write “true” in the blank. For each statement that is false, write the word(s) that should be substituted for the underlined word(s) to make the statement correct.
__________ A giant bacterium that is large enough to be seen without a microscope is Selenomonas.

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Step 1: Understand the statement and identify the key claim. The statement says that a giant bacterium visible without a microscope is Selenomonas.
Step 2: Recall or research the characteristics of Selenomonas. Selenomonas is a genus of bacteria, but it is not known for being giant or visible to the naked eye.
Step 3: Identify the correct giant bacterium that is large enough to be seen without a microscope. One well-known example is Epulopiscium fishelsoni, a giant bacterium visible to the naked eye.
Step 4: Substitute the incorrect term 'Selenomonas' with the correct term 'Epulopiscium' to make the statement true.
Step 5: Conclude that the corrected statement should read: 'A giant bacterium that is large enough to be seen without a microscope is Epulopiscium.'

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