UV Radiation Is an Effective Method of Disinfecting Surfaces Because

question 80

Multiple Choice

UV radiation is an effective method of disinfecting surfaces because it ____________.

• A) converts humidity in the atmosphere into killing hydroxyl radicals
• B) causes formation of thymine dimers in microbial DNA, blocking its replication
• C) denatures microbial proteins
• D) breaks the sugar-phosphate backbone of microbial DNA

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

Actions that occur as an automatic response to some stimulus, typically conditioned through learning processes.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response.

Automatic Response

A reflexive, involuntary reaction to a stimulus, which occurs without conscious thought, often as a result of learned behaviors or innate reflexes.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism in the environment.