Chapter 09 test bank Exam Study Guide – Practice Questions with Answers. GRADED A+. Updated 2026/2027

Chapter 09 test bank
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Updated
2026/2027



1. Which of the following microbial forms have the highest resistance to
physical and chemical controls?


. naked viruses
B. protozoan cysts
C. fungal spores
D. bacterial endospores

E. yeast - Ans✔✔-. bacterial endospores


2. The process that destroys or removes all microorganisms and microbial
forms including bacterial endospores on inanimate objects is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.

,D. sanitization.

E. degermation. - Ans✔✔-B. sterilization.


3. The process of using a cleansing technique to mechanically remove and
reduce microorganisms and debris to safe levels is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.

E. degermation. - Ans✔✔-. sanitization.


4. The use of a physical or chemical process to destroy vegetative pathogens is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.

E. degermation. - Ans✔✔-A


5. The use of chemical agents directly on exposed body surfaces to destroy or
inhibit vegetative pathogens is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.

E. ionization - Ans✔✔-C

, 6. Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the numbers of
microbes on the skin is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.

E. ionization. - Ans✔✔-C


7. Which of the following types of control agents would be used to achieve
sterility?
A. virucide
B. bactericide
C. germicide
D. sporicide

E. fungicide - Ans✔✔-D


8. The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are
A. naked viruses.
B. vegetative bacteria and fungi.
C. endospores.
D. protozoan cysts.

E. mycobacteria and staphylococci. - Ans✔✔-B


9. The method of removing vegetative microbial life forms from inanimate
objects is termed