Which Group of Microbes Prefers Using Oxygen but Can Survive

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which group of microbes prefers using oxygen but can survive without it?

• A) aerotolerant anaerobe
• B) obligate aerobe
• C) microaerophile
• D) obligate anaerobe
• E) facultative anaerobe

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Definitions:

Red Blood Cells

The cells in the blood primarily responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body, using the protein hemoglobin.

Hypertonic

Describes a fluid that has a high overall solute concentration relative to another fluid.

Turgor

Pressure that a fluid exerts against a structure that contains it.

Hypertonic

A solution having a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, resulting in the movement of water out of a cell if placed in such a solution.