An organism that does not require oxygen, grows better in the absence of oxygen, but can survive in atmospheres containing some molecular oxygen is known as a/an:

A) aerotolerant anaerobe.
B) capnophile.
C) facultative anaerobe.
D) microaerophile.


Answer: A

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