Actinomycetes are bacteria that live in soil and give soil its moist, earthy smell. actinomycetes break down cellulose and chitin even after soil conditions have become uninhabitable to many other organisms. actinomycetes also produce certain antibiotics. which term best classifies actinomycetes?

The lake of the ozarks is a human-made lake, so it collects runoff from coal strip-mining, fertilizers, resort wastewaters, and septic drainages. the average lake temperature is between 10∘c and 21∘c. consider the physical requirements for growth and multiplication that would allow fecal coliforms to “blossom” in the lake of the ozarks. which of the following would accurately describe these organisms? check all that apply. psychrophiles facultative halophiles extremophiles mesophiles hyperthermophiles