Please match the term with its description.

Complete removal or destruction of all microbial forms

A) Sterilization
B) Disinfection
C) Antisepsis
D) Asepsis
E) Sanitization


A) Sterilization

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__________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Figure 10.1 shows the absorption spectrum for chlorophyll a and the action spectrum for photosynthesis. Why are they different?

A) Green and yellow wavelengths inhibit the absorption of red and blue wavelengths. B) Bright sunlight destroys photosynthetic pigments. C) Oxygen given off during photosynthesis interferes with the absorption of light. D) Other pigments absorb light in addition to chlorophyll a. E) Aerobic bacteria take up oxygen, which changes the measurement of the rate of photosynthesis.

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The development and use of ____ ushered in the era of genomics when geneticists began planning ways to sequence the 3.2 billion nucleotides in the human genome

a. transmission genetics b. the electron microscope c. recombinant DNA technology d. cytogenetics e. karyotypes

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The chromosomes are moving to opposite

sides of the cell during

a. anaphase. b. metaphase. c. interphase. d. prophase. e. telophase

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