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Microbiology Ch 7 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Which of the following shows the moist heat methods in order of the temperature used (highest to lowest)? - answerUltrahigh>Autoclave>Boiling>Batch Pasteurization _______________ is a process used to destroy pathogens in food and d...

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Microbiology Ch 7 Exam Questions With
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Which of the following shows the moist heat methods in order of the temperature used (highest
to lowest)? - answer✔Ultrahigh>Autoclave>Boiling>Batch Pasteurization
_______________ is a process used to destroy pathogens in food and drinks. It must be done at a
lower temperature than other methods so that _______________. - answer✔Pasteurization; the
taste of the food or drink will not be altered
During a flood, a community's well water system is contaminated with a pathogenic fungus. If
the residents boil their water for 15 minutes prior to consumption, will they be protected? -
answer✔yes, most likely
Prior to drawing blood for a blood donation, the nurse will scrub the arm with a Betadine
solution. This form of antimicrobial control would be called __________. - answer✔Antisepsis
Antisepsis is the destruction of vegetative pathogens on living tissue
When microbial control methods are used, microbes are destroyed at a constant rate; there is no
instantaneous death of all the microbes present. That microbial death rate is influenced by all of
the following factors EXCEPT __________. - answer✔toxins produced by the microbe
Although microbial toxins may influence the status of an infection, these factors do not influence
the death rate of the organism.
Microbial control methods usually target any of the following microbial structures EXCEPT
which one? - answer✔mitochondria
Most of the target organisms are bacteria or viruses, which do not contain mitochondria. In
addition, microbial control mechanisms attempt to target structures in microbes that are not
common to human cells.
Which of the following physical methods of microbial control denatures proteins as a mechanism
of action? - answer✔boiling or autoclaving
Heat denatures proteins by altering the tertiary structure, inhibiting their function.

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Gluteraldehydes are among the most effective chemical control agents because they
__________. - answer✔are relatively safe, yet considered a sterilizing agent
Even in small concentrations, given adequate exposure time, gluteraldehydes inactivate
microbial proteins and are considered bactericidal, tuberculocidal, virucidal, and sporicidal while
being less irritating to living tissue. The fact that it is a liquid makes it an extremely versatile
agent for a variety of hospital equipment.
Contaminated hospital equipment represents a difficult environment to control harmful microbial
growth. Regarding influences that affect disinfection of hospital equipment, which of the
following is an accurate statement? - answer✔The cell wall of gram-negative bacteria is
especially resistant to many chemicals that are used destroy microbes.
A principal factor in this relative resistance to biocides is the external lipopolysaccharide layer of
gram-negative bacteria.
Consider various effects of moist and dry heat to control microbial growth. Which of the
following methods would best reduce microbes without altering the taste and chemical
composition of beer? - answer✔pasteurization
Pasteurization retains the properties of the alcohol and the protein structure. Although it does not
destroy all microbes, it is adequate to destroy most of the harmful microbes while retaining
flavor.
Surface-active agents act by decreasing surface tension so that microbes can be more easily
removed. All of the following agents use this mechanism of action EXCEPT __________. -
answer✔halogens
This is the exception. The mechanism of action for halogens includes inhibiting proteins and
acting as a strong oxidizing agent, but halogens do not act as surface-active agents.
Evaluate the following chemical agents in regard to the effective use against endospores and
mycobacteria. In a clinical situation where it is essential to control microbial growth that
includes both mycobacteria and endospores, which chemical agent would be the most effective
to guarantee the broadest disinfection? - answer✔chlorines
Chlorine has the best overall action against both of these targets.
Which of the following correctly lists, in increasing order, the resistance of microorganisms to
chemical biocides? - answer✔gram-positive bacteria, fungi, endospores, prions
Gram-positive bacteria are the easiest to destroy, and prions are the most difficult to destroy.

Which of the following is an example of microbial control? - answer✔Sue washes off the
vegetables before serving them in a meal.
Sue uses bleach to clean the kitchen counters.

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