Microbial Growth Control Quiz

Sterilization only targets pathogenic microorganisms, while disinfection targets all microorganisms.

Sterilization removes or destroys all microorganisms, including bacterial spores, while disinfection reduces the number of pathogenic microorganisms, but not necessarily bacterial spores. (correct)

Sterilization and disinfection are essentially the same process with different names.

Sterilization involves reducing the number of pathogenic microorganisms, while disinfection removes or destroys all microorganisms.

Incineration

Pasteurization

Hot Air Sterilizer (correct)

Boiling

To increase the growth of microorganisms

To reduce the number of pathogenic microorganisms to a non-harmful level (correct)

To destroy all microorganisms, including bacterial spores

To sterilize the environment

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