Question

Can freezing kill spores?

Answer 1

Freezing:

1. Freezing is a phase where a liquid changes into a solid when its temperature is lowered below the freezing point.
2. The lab technique of freezing a cell is known as cryopreservation.

Impact of freezing on spores:

1. It is observed that under extreme conditions a few organisms such as bacteria form endospores that are resistant to any physical change and have no impact on freezing over them.
2. Spores generate new organisms during favorable conditions.
3. These spores reproduce through budding.