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Question 1

What does sterilization mean?

Answer 1

complete removal or destruction of all viable microorganisms

Question 2

what is sterilization used on?

Answer 2

inanimate objects

Question 3

T/F: sterilization kills ALL microorganisms.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

T/F: Disenfectant works on bacterial endospores but not vegetative pathogens

Answer 4

false, the opposite

Question 5

what is disenfectant used on?

Answer 5

only inanimate objects

Question 6

what is antisepsis?

Answer 6

chemicals applied to body surface to destroy or inhibit vegetative pathogens

Question 7

what is chemotherapy in context of microbial control?

Answer 7

chemicals used to internally kill or inhibit growth of microorganisms.

Question 8

what is the most common example of chemotherapy?

Answer 8

antibiotics

Question 9

T/F: biocide exposure will eventually kill all microorganisms

Answer 9

false, some will develop mutations or be more resilient than others.

Question 10

in what pattern does population death usually occur?

Answer 10

exponentially

Question 11

what is decimal reduction time?

Answer 11

time for 10x reduction in viable cells