Which of the Following Statements Is True of Antimicrobials

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of antimicrobials?

• A) They are drugs that destroy or inhibit the growth of microbes.
• B) They are the same as analgesics.
• C) They are the same as antibiotics.
• D) They are used to relieve pain.

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Erosion

The wearing away of soil, sediment, and rock through the removal of material by running water, waves, currents, ice, wind, and gravity.

Weathering

Physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks, sediment, and soil due to exposure to water and other chemical, atmospheric, and biological agents.

Sediment

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