A Halophilic, Aerobic Mesophile Has a Generation Time of 20

Multiple Choice

A halophilic, aerobic mesophile has a generation time of 20 minutes. You place 1 × 104 of these organisms on an appropriate solid medium, and incubate the plate for 100 minutes. Select the FALSE statement.

A) The growth medium contains NaCl.
B) The organism will grow at 40oC.
C) After incubation, a colony on the plate contains 3.2 × 105 cells.
D) After incubation, a colony on the plate contains 5 × 104 cells.
E) The organism produces superoxide dismutase and catalase.