BIOL 2051 Study Guide - Adenine, Thymine, Guanine
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What do these medicines target: antivirals can be used to target virus-specific enzymes and processes, can antibiotics be used to treat viral infections, no. What hypothesis did he disprove: louis pasteur disproved spontaneous generation, the hypothesis that living organisms can originate from non-living material. 11. is pasteurization the same as sterilization: no, pasteurization kills most pathogens and inhibits growth of spoilage microorganisms. Which is most widely used: heat most widely used, radiation, filtration, cold (gas) 13. why can"t heat be used to sterilize everything: some organisms are heat sensitive. 14. the temperature needed for heat sterilization depends on the ____optimal____ temperature of growth for an organism. Would the decimal reduction time be more quickly achieved at lower or higher temperatures: decimal reduction time time it takes to reduce a full decimal place, this is longer at cooler temperatures, and shorter at higher temperatures. 16. what equipment is used to heat sterilize: autoclave.
