The Purpose of Using Transport Media Is to

question 40

Multiple Choice

The purpose of using transport media is to

• A) Preserve a specimen in its original state until it reaches its destination
• B) Keep the specimen at its optimal growth temperature
• C) Reduce the number of pathogens in the specimen
• D) Provide nutrients for the multiplication of the specimen
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that recall is more effective if the context at the time of encoding is similar to the context at the time of retrieval.

Encoding State

The condition or state in which information is initially recorded in a form usable to memory, crucial for later recall or recognition.

Retrieval

The process of recalling information stored in the memory when needed.

Long-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory represents the stage of the memory process where information is stored indefinitely and can be retrieved long after it was originally learned.