Exam 11: Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Which of the following is being used to replace hypochlorites in treating water because of the possibility of cancer-causing substances being produced?

Which of the following is not used as an antiseptic?

The compound that is an organic base containing chlorine and two phenolic rings and is used increasingly for handscrubbing, neonatal washes, wound degerming, and prepping surgical skin sites is:

Bacteriostatic agents kill bacterial cells.

_____ heat is more rapidly effective and efficient compared to _____ heat.

Sterilization is achieved by:

__________ or steam sterilization is the process by which steam is heated under pressure to sterilize objects.

Electrons are ejected from atoms in cells when organisms are exposed to:

Bacteriocidal agents are sterilants.

All of the following are correct about food irradiation, except:

All of the following are methods of disinfection or sterilization, except:

Which control method would not be a suitable choice for killing Mycobacteria in a capped culture tube?

The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are:

HEPA filters are used to remove microbes from:

Filtration is an effective method to remove microbes from air and liquids.

Dry heat:

A method for sterilizing milk, called _____ temperature treatment, uses 134 ^$\circ$ C for 1 to 2 seconds.

Isopropyl alcohol wiped across a skin site can sterilize it.

The shortest time required to kill all the microbes in a sample at a specified temperature is called the:

All of the following are benefits of food irradiation, except: