Which Statement Concerning Endospores Is False

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning endospores is false?

• A) They can survive harsh environmental conditions that would kill the parent cell.
• B) They undergo meiosis and produce haploid gametes.
• C) They can survive high or low temperatures.
• D) In favorable conditions, they become metabolically active and divide, forming new cells.
• E) Some have been reactivated after more than 1,000 years of dormancy.

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