The process of sporangium formation and endospore maturation requires 6-8 hours. What is most likely to result if the temperature of the environment was raised to 100C about 2 hours after the process started?
A. The endospore would form more slowly and be heat resistant.
B. The endospore would form properly but would unable to germinate.
C. The endospore would not form properly because it is not yet heat resistant.
D. The organism would be termed a hyperthermophile.
E. The chromsome in the endospore would likely carry mutations.
