34. Why are salt and sugar
used in the production of dried
meat and dried fruits?

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Substances that maintain highly
hypertonic environment, sugar and
salt, used in the of dried
meat, or fish (for , cod)
because the to be conserved
then dehydrated and resulting
dryness prevents growth of
populations decomposer beings (since
beings also lose and die).