A Halophilic, Aerobic Mesophile Has a Generation Time of 20 Minutes

question 15

Multiple Choice

A halophilic, aerobic mesophile has a generation time of 20 minutes. You place 1 × 10⁴ of these organisms on an appropriate solid medium, and incubate the plate for 100 minutes. Select the False statement.

• A) The growth medium contains NaCl.
• B) The organism will grow at 40ᵒC. 
• C) After incubation, a colony on the plate contains 3.2 × 10⁵ cells.
• D) After incubation, a colony on the plate contains 5 × 10⁴ cells.
• E) The organism produces superoxide dismutase and catalase.

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