Question

Janel did an experiment to see which spices can kill bacteria. She mixed a spice with bacteria food called agar. She poured the agar and spice mix into a petri dish(a plate used for growing bacteria) and added bacteria. She did the same for five different spices. This is an example of

Answer 1

Answer:

Antibacterial activity

Explanation:

The antibacterial property does not allow bacterias to live in an environment. Many spices have the ability to show antibacterial activity, few of these spices can be named as cinnamon, turmeric, or clove. Because they have antimicrobial or antibacterial characteristics that is why they are used for food preservation, disease prevention, and provide many health benefits. But, not every spice has antibacterial characteristics, that is why Janel experimented with five different spices to see which amongst them possess antibacterial characteristics.

Hence the correct answer is Antibacterial activity.