The physical factors affects the growth of microorganism. 1) Temperature Temperature is the most important factor that influences the rate of enzyme catalysed reactions and rate of growth. For every organisms there is an optimum temperature for growth and minimum temperature for inhibiting the growth. Most extreme the microbes need liquid water to grow.(330C). some algae and fungi grow at 55-60 degreeC. Prokaryotes are grow at 100 degreeC. Based on temperature the microorganisms are classified into two 4.