An Organism That Grows Slowly in the Cold but Has

question 43

Multiple Choice

An organism that grows slowly in the cold but has an optimum growth temperature of 32°C is called

• A)an extremophile.
• B)a thermophile.
• C)a psychrophile.
• D)a facultative psychrophile.
• E)thermoduric.

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Definitions:

Early Prophase

The initial stage of cell division, specifically in mitosis, where chromosomes start to condense and become visible, the nuclear envelope begins to dissociate, and the mitotic spindle starts to form.

Accompanying Figure

A visual aid (such as a chart, graph, or image) that is provided alongside a piece of text to help explain or illustrate the content.

Centromere

The region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach, via the kinetochore, during cell division.

Mitotic Spindle

A structure composed of microtubules, which segregates chromosomes into the daughter cells during mitosis.