Microbial growth rates are controlled in a chemostat by
A) maintaining a constant temperature.
B) allowing waste products to accumulate.
C) controlling the amount of a limiting nutrient.
D) controlling the amount of available oxygen.
E) promoting biofilm formation.

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In a chemostat, microbial growth rates are controlled by the continuous addition of a limiting nutrient, which regulates the growth rate and population density.

Microbial Growth Rates Are Controlled in a Chemostat by