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Which term refers to the principle that microorganisms cause disease?
Which term refers to the principle that microorganisms cause disease?
- Pathogen
- Germ theory of disease (correct)
- Sterile
- Pure culture
What is the process of heating foods to eliminate harmful microbes while retaining non-harmful ones called?
What is the process of heating foods to eliminate harmful microbes while retaining non-harmful ones called?
- Photosynthesis
- Pasteurization (correct)
- Biotechnology
- Sterilization
What does the term 'aseptic techniques' aim to prevent?
What does the term 'aseptic techniques' aim to prevent?
- Genetic engineering
- Role in food spoilage
- Light fueled conversion of CO2 to organic material
- Contamination by unwanted microorganisms (correct)
Which process involves the use of microbes or their products in the commercial or industrial realm?
Which process involves the use of microbes or their products in the commercial or industrial realm?
What does the term 'spontaneous generation' or 'abiogenesis' refer to?
What does the term 'spontaneous generation' or 'abiogenesis' refer to?
Which process is defined as the light-fueled conversion of CO2 to organic material accompanied by O2 formation?
Which process is defined as the light-fueled conversion of CO2 to organic material accompanied by O2 formation?
What is the term for a culture containing a single kind of microorganism?
What is the term for a culture containing a single kind of microorganism?
What does the term 'abiogenesis' or 'spontaneous generation' refer to?
What does the term 'abiogenesis' or 'spontaneous generation' refer to?
What is the principle that microorganisms cause disease known as?
What is the principle that microorganisms cause disease known as?
What does the term 'aseptic techniques' aim to prevent?
What does the term 'aseptic techniques' aim to prevent?
