The Easiest Microbial Forms to Kill or Inhibit Are

question 33

Multiple Choice

The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are

• A)naked viruses.
• B)vegetative bacteria and fungi.
• C)endospores.
• D)protozoan cysts.
• E)Mycobacterium and Staphylococcus.

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Definitions:

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between molecules or within molecules that result from an electrostatic attraction between a hydrogen atom, which is covalently bonded to a more electronegative atom, and another electronegative atom.

DNA Polymerase

An enzyme that synthesizes DNA molecules from deoxyribonucleotides, the building blocks of DNA.

Watson-Crick Model

A structural model of DNA proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick, illustrating DNA as a double helix composed of two antiparallel strands.

Sugar-Phosphate

Refers to the backbone of DNA and RNA, composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups that hold together the nucleotide bases.