Bacterial endospores?
a. are similar to human tumors.
b. can cause growth abnormalities in plants.
c. are formed when there is plenty of available food.
d. allow certain species to survive harsh environmental conditions.

Question

Bacterial endospores?
a. are similar to human tumors.
b. can cause growth abnormalities in plants.
c. are formed when there is plenty of available food.
d. allow certain species to survive harsh environmental conditions.

anonymous · Answer

Bacterial endospores are a part of the bacterial cell that becomes activated during extreme conditions where the cell cannot continue its normal metabolic functions, and it begins to sporulate. It becomes a spore, which is 'inactive', but when ideal conditions reappear will be activated to resume its metabolic functions (become the bacteria again).