To survive adverse conditions, such as excessive heat and dryness, bacteria might do which of the following?

a. Store excess water in special sporelike structures
b. Form large colonies in a short period of time
c. Speed up their enzymatic processes
d. Form endospores


ANS: D
Certain bacteria form endospores under adverse conditions such as dryness, heat, and poor nutri-tion. Bacteria do not undergo any of the other processes mentioned.

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