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Harmful Conditions
What conditions make it possible for pathogens such as bacteria to multiply to harmful levels?
Carbon dioxide, acidity, moisture, and light
Heat, darkness, biological material, and time
Light, heat, time, and oxygen Food, acidity, time, temperature, oxygen, and moisture
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Correct answer: Food, acidity, time, temperature, oxygen, and moisture.
These are the six common conditions (often remembered by the acronym FATTOM) that allow pathogens to grow: sufficient nutrients (food), suitable pH (acidity), enough time, favorable temperatures (the "danger zone"), appropriate oxygen level, and available moisture (water activity).
These are the six common conditions (often remembered by the acronym FATTOM) that allow pathogens to grow: sufficient nutrients (food), suitable pH (acidity), enough time, favorable temperatures (the "danger zone"), appropriate oxygen level, and available moisture (water activity).
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