Microorganisms that grow in media with low water availability are called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
xerophilic
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What will be an ideal response?
Archaea are characterized by several unique structural and metabolic features that confer an ability to grow in extreme environments, or those in which energy availability is too low to support growth of bacteria or eukaryotes
What are four metabolic capabilities that Archaea possess that enable them to survive in extreme environments on Earth such as hydrothermal vents, acid mine water, the rumens of cows, or salty waters? What will be an ideal response?
Conservation through restoration involves ____
a. completely excluding people b. people allowed only as temporary visitors c. some human residents and livestock grazing d. limited livestock grazing e. efforts to remove contaminants and other unnatural obstructions
If a living plant cell is placed in a beaker with a solution that has a ? value lower than the ? value of
the plant cell, the plant cell will
a. take up water until it bursts. b. lose water until its ? = ? of the solution. c. take up water until within the cell ?P = ??S. d. take up water until its ? = ?S of the solution. e. lose water until its ?S = its ?P.