Question

The prototrophs are the organisms which are not capable of synthesizing all growth requirements for themselves.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me during an internship interview.

My question is taken from Isolation and Screening of Industrially Important Microbes topic in section The Isolation, Preservation and Improvement of Industrial Microorganisms of Fermentation Technology

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) False

Explanation: The prototrophs are the organisms which are capable of synthesizing all the growth requirements by themselves whereas auxotroph is dependent on prototrophs.