Organisms That Ignore Oxygen and Grow Equally Well in Its

question 33

Multiple Choice

Organisms that ignore oxygen and grow equally well in its presence or absence are called

• A)facultative anaerobes.
• B)microaerophiles.
• C)aerotolerant.
• D)anoxygenic.

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Definitions:

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Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, participating in various chemical reactions.

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