The Process of Killing or Removing All of the Microorganisms

question 5

Multiple Choice

The process of killing or removing all of the microorganisms in or on a material is called

• A) sterilization.
• B) disinfection.
• C) sanitation.
• D) antisepsis.
• E) degerming.

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Definitions:

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, represented as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Random Sample

A sample in which each member of the population has an equal probability of being selected, aiming for a representative subset.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that indicates the accuracy of a sample mean by estimating the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Statistic

A numerical measure that describes a characteristic of a sample, which is often used to estimate the corresponding parameter in the population.