You Have Decided to Grow E

question 16

Multiple Choice

You have decided to grow E. coli to isolate a specific enzyme. For your experiment, which of the following conditions would enable you to grow a maximum amount of bacteria in the shortest time possible?

• A) growing in suspension culture at 37°C
• B) growing in suspension culture at 25°C
• C) growing on agar plates at 25°C
• D) As long as you grow bacteria at 25°C, it does not matter if they are grown on agar plates or in suspension culture.
• E) growing on agar plates at 37°C

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