You Want to Experiment with Microbial Growth in Various Nutrients

question 43

Multiple Choice

You want to experiment with microbial growth in various nutrients, so you inoculate a loopful of E. coli into a tube of honey. Which statement best describes what you expect to happen and why?

• A) E. coli does not grow because it has been dehydrated by the honey.
• B) E. coli will not grow because the excessive sugar is toxic.
• C) E. coli grows well in the honey because fructose is a good carbon source.
• D) E. coli do not grow because there is only sugar in the honey and no other nutrients.

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