The answer to the following question is D) They reproduce quickly and take up little space
When salt or sugar is added water moves from inside the cells to the outside solutes by osmosis, causing a partial dehydration of the cell, known as plasmolysis, that interferes with microorganism multiplication.
"The plate tectonics theory suggests that the outer shell of the earth's surface is split into a few plates that move along the mantle, forming a hard shell, with pressure from mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones causing the shifting in the plates."