Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. The brightly colored algae that grow in the hot springs at Yellowstone National Park are examples.
_______2. Organisms in this category could grow on mannitol-salt-agar.
_______3. Organisms in this category could grow on mannitol-salt-agar.
_______4. Bacteria that live in the ocean are examples, regardless of the temperature of the water.
_______5. A specific group of microorganisms whose optimal growth temperature is 4°C.
_______6. Vibrio cholerae is an example.


a. mesophiles
b. thermophiles
c. psychrophiles
d. psychrotrophs
e. halophiles


1. b. thermophiles
2. e. halophiles
3. a. mesophiles
4. e. halophiles
5. d. psychrotrophs

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