Ted Heats Some Food Just to Boiling, and Stores Some

question 63

Multiple Choice

Ted heats some food just to boiling, and stores some of it immediately in a container which he places in the refrigerator. A week later he takes the food out and finds it has spoiled. The microbes responsible are probably

• A) thermoduric.
• B) thermophiles.
• C) mesophiles.
• D) hyperthermophiles.
• E) psychrophiles.

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Definitions:

1-Propylcyclohexanol

A chemical compound featuring a cyclohexanol moiety with a propyl group attached to the first carbon atom, involved in various organic syntheses.

Grignard-Based Synthesis

A chemical reaction involving the use of Grignard reagents to form carbon-carbon bonds, crucial for forming a wide array of complex molecules.

Methyl Isobutyrate

An ester formed from methanol and isobutyric acid, characterized by a fruity odor, commonly used in flavorings and fragrances.

3-Ethyl-2-methylpentan-3-ol

A specific organic compound characterized by its molecular structure having a pentane backbone with an alcohol group (OH) attached to the third carbon, along with ethyl and methyl groups as substituents.