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Ma Microbes and Food
AS Biology flash cards for OCR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cooking | Heat denatures enzymes and protiens killing the MO's. |
| Pasteurising | Heating and cooling rapidly to kill MO's. |
| Salting | Lowers the water potential outside the cell so water osmosies out of the MO cells. |
| Smoking | The food develops a hardened, dry outer surface and the smoke contains anti-bacterial chemicals. |
| Pickling | The acdic Ph denatures the enzymes wich kills the MO's. |
| Irradiation | Ionising radiation denatures the DNA which kills the MO. |
| Cooling and Freezing | Retard enzyme activity to stop them multiplying. |
| Canning | The food is heated in an airtight can. |
| Vacuum Wrapping | Air is excluded so microbes cannot respire. |