Physical and Chemical Agents
The time in minutes at a specific temperature needed to kill a population of cells is the

F value
thermal death temperature
thermal death point
decimal reduction time

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Physical and Chemical Agents
Which of the following is best used for long term storage of microbial samples when carried out properly?

Storage in a refrigerator on an agar slant
Storage in a freezer at -10°C
Storage on a petri plate at room temperature
Storage in a freezer at ultra low temperatures (-70°C)

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Physical and Chemical Agents
Which of the following describes the effect of ionizing radiation on microbes?

Substantially decreases enzymatic activity, slowing microbial reproduction
Induces electrons and protons to jump out of the molecules of the microbe
Changes the 3-dimensional structure of proteins to a 2-dimen-sional form
None of these

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