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Archaea have been found in many microenvironments in the human body. Which of the following microenvironments is most likely to fit with the designation of Archaea as “extremophiles?”

The function of bacterial endospores is __________.

_________blank heat is more rapidly effective and efficient compared to _________blank heat.

Microbial death occurs when there is __________.

An organism that cannot tolerate an oxygen environment is a/an ___________.

The method of removing vegetative microbial life forms and debris to reduce contamination to safe levels is termed _________.  

Microorganisms require small quantities of _________blank for enzyme function and maintenance of protein structure.

The term obligate refers to ____________.

You inoculate a bacterium into three tubes of nutrient broth medium containing added salt: 0.5% NaCl, 5% NaCl, and 15% NaCl. After incubation, you notice significant turbidity in the 15% NaCl medium and modest turbidity in the 5% NaCl medium. There is no growth in the third tube. This organism would be termed ___________.