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Portage Learning: Microbiology Module
- Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What type of organism requires oxygen to survive and grow?✔✔ Obligate aerobe
What type of organism grows best without oxygen and may be harmed by it?✔✔ Obligate anaerobe
What type of microorganism can survive with or without oxygen but grows better with it?✔✔ Facultative anaerobe
What type of microbe uses oxygen but only in low concentrations?✔✔ Microaerophile
What type of microbe does not use oxygen but is not harmed by its presence?✔✔ Aerotolerant anaerobe
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What type of temperature-loving microbes thrive in hot environments like hot springs?✔✔ Thermophiles
What type of microorganism thrives at moderate temperatures around 37°C?✔✔ Mesophiles
What type of microbe prefers cold environments like polar regions?✔✔ Psychrophiles
What type of microbes tolerate very salty conditions such as in the Dead Sea?✔✔ Halophiles
What type of bacteria grows in high pressure environments such as the deep ocean?✔✔ Barophiles
What type of growth phase involves rapid cell division and population doubling?✔✔ Log phase
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