In: Biology
Indicate if the following are true or false.
1. Microbial reproduction will be interrupted by the lack of liquid water and freezing.
2. The primary functions of the immune system are to Differentiate between “self’ and “non-self” and to destroy that which is “non-self.
3. Microbial antagonism occurs when two microorganisms team-up to cause an infectious disease.
4. Chemotherapeutic Agents are chemicals used internally to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms within the host tissue.
5. Morbidity rate: is the ratio of the number of people who contracted a particular disease during a specific period per a specified population.
6. The three states of matter - solid, liquid and gas, can be explained by the relative amount of energy possessed by their molecules.
7. Both pathology and epidemiology can be defined as the study of diseases. While the Pathologists studies the structural and functional manifestation of the disease, the Epidemiologist studies the distribution and determinants of diseases in human population
8. Buffers are mixture containing a weak acid and a salt which operate to maintain a constant pH in a solution.
9. Dry heat is more effective than Moist heat at high temperatures and shorter period of time
10. Microorganisms play an important role in the cycling of nutrients and elements like nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, sulfur, and phosphorus.