Dry Heat:
A)is Less Efficient Than Moist Heat $\circ$ C for 15 Minutes

question 16

Multiple Choice

Dry heat:

• A)is less efficient than moist heat.
• B)cannot sterilize.
• C)includes tyndallization.
• D)is used in devices called autoclaves.
• E)will sterilize at 121^\(\circ\) C for 15 minutes.

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Definitions:

D-Aldohexoses

A type of simple sugar (monosaccharide) with six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group, where the hydroxyl group on the highest-numbered chiral carbon points to the right in the Fischer projection.

D-Arabinose

A naturally occurring aldopentose sugar, notable for its role in the biosynthesis of many plant and bacterial polysaccharides.

Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis

A chemical reaction procedure used for the synthesis of monosaccharides by elongating the carbon chain of an aldose and subsequently introducing a new stereocenter, enabling the derivation of higher sugars from simpler ones.

Tollen's Test

A chemical reaction used to detect aldehydes, where a positive result leads to the formation of a silver mirror on the reaction vessel.