Endospores are
A) a dormant cell type.
B) a type of reproduction.
C) obligate intracellular parasites.
D) sensitive to damaging environmental conditions.
E) made by all bacterial genera.

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Endospores are a dormant, highly differentiated cell type produced by some bacterial genera, which enable the bacterium to survive in unfavorable conditions. They are not a type of reproduction, obligate intracellular parasites, or sensitive to damaging environmental conditions. Endospores are not made by all bacterial genera, only some.

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