An Organism with a Temperature Growth Optimum near 80 ^$\circ$ C and a PH Growth Optimum Between Two and Three

question 60

Multiple Choice

An organism with a temperature growth optimum near 80 ^$\circ$ C and a pH growth optimum between two and three is usually referred to as a(n) ______.

• A)halophile
• B)thermoacidophile
• C)thermophile
• D)thermoalkalophile

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Multiplication

An arithmetic process that involves multiplying two numbers to achieve their resultant multiplication.

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To determine or calculate the value of something.

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The mathematical operation involving the raising of one number to the power of another.

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