Question

For a culture to be kept alive for a long time, the medium permitting limited growth is favourable than one which has enriched conditions.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in an interview.

I'd like to ask this question from Principles of Food Preservation by Canning-2 in section Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) True

For explanation I would say: A rich/enhanced/artificial culture supports any organism colony for a very limited time although the heat resistant properties of the organism grown in this condition might be highly advanced. Hence, a mediocre level environment should be chosen to get both optimal properties.