Microbial Sterilization Is Used to

question 17

Multiple Choice

Microbial sterilization is used to

• A) decrease the possibility of contaminants growing in a culture.
• B) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or other microbes.
• C) kill all microbes in or on objects.
• D) clean a work area.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to see if it causes an effect on another variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in a study or experiment that is observed for changes in response to alterations in the independent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated to determine its effect on a dependent variable.