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Which of the following best describes the process of spraying down a lab bench with Lysol spray bottles and wiping down with paper towels?

What is one reason why some deep sea organisms have become nearly transparent?

How is global warming directly responsible for ocean water becoming less salty? 

In ocean water, what is happening at the thermocline?

You are out at the beach and your umbrella blows out into the water. After waiting 30 minutes, you realize that the umbrella just isn’t going to return to shore on its own. Why?

Which gas increases with depth in the oceans?

A 500 kg rocket sled is sitting at rest at the bottom of a ramp (i.e., ground level, y = 0 m).  It has just enough fuel to accelerate along the length of the ramp.  The sled is propelled along a 25 m long ramp of angle θ = 30˚ with a constant acceleration.   When it leaves the ramp, the engine cuts off and it has a speed of 948.7 m/s. Once the sled leaves the ramp, it travels as a projectile through the air.   a) Find the height of the ramp. height = [rampheight] b) Find the velocity vector of the sled at the instant it leave the ramp.  Give the velocity in terms of the x- and y- coordinate system shown. v = [xcomponent] + [ycomponent]   c) What is the thrust provided by the rocket engine? Thrust = [thrustforce] d) What is the total time the sled is in the air? Time of Flight = [flighttime] e) When the sled lands, how far has it traveled horizontally from the end of the ramp? xdistance = [horizontaldistance]

Type of pathogens that are usually only pathogenic under certain circumstances.  Word Bank adhesion aldehydes amensalism antagonism antimicrobial enzymes antiphagocytic factors antisepsis asymptomatic autoclave bacteriocins biosafety cabinet broad spectrum commensalism contact transmission contamination convalescence cross resistance cytotoxins decimal reduction time decline degerming desiccation disease transmission disinfection disk susceptibility test endotoxins enterotoxins etiology filtration halogens heavy metals host illness incinerator incubation period infection ionizing lyophilization minimum bactericidal concentration test minimum inhibitory concentration test multiple drug resistance mutualism narrow spectrum naturally occurring neurotoxins non-ionizing nosocomial opportunistic osmotic pressure oxidizing agents parasitism pasteurization pathogenicity phenols and phenolics prodromal period reservoirs resident sanitization selective toxicity signs sterilization surfactants symptoms synergism therapeutic index thermal death point thermal death time transient true vector transmission vehicle transmission virulence zoonoses

 Which antimicrobial method will you choose if you wanted to destroy all microorganisms including bacterial endospores the quickest and most definitively?    

All of these are true of Frederick I’s reforms EXCEPT