An Organism That Grows Slowly in the Cold but Has

question 17

Multiple Choice

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

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

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