Moist heat primarily destroys microbes by _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Ans: Denaturing their proteins

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At 4:00 p.m. a closed flask of sterile broth is inoculated with 10,000 cells. The lag phase lasts 1 hour. At 9:00 p.m. the log phase culture has population of 65 million cells. The approximate number of generations that has occurred is

A. 27. B. 13. C. 21. D. 5.

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An organism is considered truly multicellular when ________.

A. its cells form colonies B. its cells specialize in various tasks C. each cell can carry out all of life's functions D. its cells cannot survive on their own

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Sunlight energy drives moisture-laden air aloft at _________ north and south latitude, bringing rains to temperate zone forests.

A. 21 degrees B. 40 degrees C. 60 degrees D. 75 degrees E. 90 degrees

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Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease?

A. Giardiasis B. Toxoplasmosis C. Balantidiasis D. Malaria E. Trichomoniasis

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