Which method would be LEAST effective at sterilizing a glass hockey stick to use in the spread-plate method?

A) autoclaving
B) gamma radiation
C) ethanol soaking
D) ultrahigh-temperature pasteurization


Answer: D

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Explain how the sexual life cycle of flowering plants is adapted to the terrestrial environment.

What will be an ideal response?

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