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Biology Question on organisms and populations

A few organisms can tolerate and thrive in a wide range at temperatures. they are known as:

A

Eurythermal

B

Stenohaline

C

Stenothermal

D

Euryhaline

Answer

Eurythermal

Explanation

Solution

The correct answer is option (A): Eurythermal
Eurythermal: Eury means wide range (broad) and thermal means temperature. These are the organisms that can tolerate a wide range of temperatures. Examples: Humans, cows, monkeys.
Stenohaline: Haline means salinity and steno means narrow. Stenohalines are organisms that cannot tolerate a wide range of changes in salinity. Example: Solman, eels
Stenothermal: These are the organism that cannot tolerate a wide range of temperatures. Example: Penguin, python
Euryhaline: These are the organism that can tolerate a wide range of salinity. Example: European green crab and common molly
Therefore the answer is Eurythermal