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In which category would you see the line item(s) for third party expenses on the Statements of Funeral Goods and Services Selected?

Which of the following is the definition of semantics?

The line of closure of the lips lies half-way between the top of the chin and what other feature?

You sample some surfaces using a sterile cotton swab moistened with sterile water, and streak the swab onto the surface of two different types of media: one Petri dish containing the complex medium tryptic soy agar (TSA), and the other the chemically defined medium glucose salts agar (GSA). Following incubation, on which Petri dish do you expect more growth, and why? Please briefly explain, and be sure to compare and contrast these two types of media and what is in each as part of your answer.

You sample some surfaces using a sterile cotton swab moistened with sterile water, and streak the swab onto the surface of two different types of media: one Petri dish containing the complex medium tryptic soy agar (TSA), and the other the chemically defined medium glucose salts agar (GSA). Following incubation, on which Petri dish do you expect more growth, and why? Please briefly explain, and be sure to compare and contrast these two types of media and what is in each as part of your answer.

Think about the microorganisms you have studied, including pathogens that cause infectious diseases. Regarding pathogens, some have referenced the “war against microbes” that humans wage (fight) in our efforts to control them. Do you think we can ever win such a war? Why or why not? Would this be a good thing? Explain.  

You leave two open Petri dishes out overnight in the lab: one containing a complex medium like tryptic soy agar (TSA), and the other a chemically defined medium like glucose salts agar (GSA). On which do you expect more growth the next day, and why? Please briefly explain, and be sure to compare and contrast these two types of media and what is in each as part of your answer.

In the event of a natural disaster here in the United States, the water supply might get interrupted, potentially forcing people to turn to possibly contaminated sources of water in lakes and streams for their drinking water needs. Assuming a disaster that has knocked out utilities (i.e., no electricity or natural gas supplies), suggest an approach one might take to treat water to remove possible contaminating microorganisms to help avoid getting sick, and explain what that approach would do to the microorganisms. Be specific: what impact would this approach have on removing or destroying potential pathogens? Do not just state “it kills them”, but explain why or how.

If you’ve worked in food service, you most likely had to take training in safe food preparation and handling. Included in this training is information reminding us that prepared food either needs to be kept hot, or it needs to be kept cold. From a perspective of preventing foodborne illness, what do these two approaches accomplish? Please explain the impact of each (hot and cold) on controlling bacteria and preventing foodborne illness. Be specific: do not just state “heat kills bacteria”, but describe the impact heat has on them. 

Food is often preserved by the addition of salts and/or sugars or by drying (e.g., dried fruit, beef jerky, etc.) Similarly, many products (e.g., crackers, biscuits, cookies, chips etc.) have a long shelf life simply by being dry even if they may or may not have a high sugar or salt concentration. Please explain how these approaches work to prevent microbial growth on these food items. Be specific and use scientific terminology you have learned to explain the impact these approaches have on microorganisms.