The function of bacterial endospores is __________.

_________blank heat is more rapidly effective and efficient compared to _________blank heat.

Microbial death occurs when there is __________.

An organism that cannot tolerate an oxygen environment is a/an ___________.

The method of removing vegetative microbial life forms and debris to reduce contamination to safe levels is termed _________.  

Microorganisms require small quantities of _________blank for enzyme function and maintenance of protein structure.

The term obligate refers to ____________.

You inoculate a bacterium into three tubes of nutrient broth medium containing added salt: 0.5% NaCl, 5% NaCl, and 15% NaCl. After incubation, you notice significant turbidity in the 15% NaCl medium and modest turbidity in the 5% NaCl medium. There is no growth in the third tube. This organism would be termed ___________. 

Cultures of a bacterial strain were incubated in a refrigerator (5°C), on a lab bench (22°C), in a 37°C incubator, and in a 50°C incubator. After incubation, there was no growth at 37°C and 50°C, slight growth in the refrigerator, and abundant growth on the lab bench top. Which term best describes this organism?

Some microbial control agents are able to _________blank cell proteins by breaking bonds that maintain the native state, the three-dimensional configuration of the proteins.