Match the following choices to the culture descriptions in questions 3 through 6:
a. Chlamydia
b. Coccidioides
c. Histoplasma
d. Mycobacterium
e. Mycoplasma
Microscopic examination of a lung biopsy shows spherules.
Which of the following statements concerning growth and reproduction is false?
a. Growth and reproduction may occur simultaneously in living organisms.
b. A living organism must reproduce to be considered alive.
c. Living things may stop growing and reproducing yet still be alive.
d. Normally, living organisms have the ability to grow and reproduce themselves.