Examine the Figure Shown

question 51

Multiple Choice

Examine the figure shown.Which of the following correctly describes how the two organisms pictured would fare if grown in an environment without antibiotics?

• A) The small-colony variant would outcompete the original isolate.
• B) The small-colony variant would grow better than the original isolate.
• C) The original isolate would outcompete the small-colony variant.
• D) Neither organism would grow in this condition.

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