Table 62
the Following Data Show Growth of Two Bacteria on on Different

Table 6.2
The following data show growth of two bacteria on different media.
$$\begin{array}{l}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Amount of Growth }\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline & \text { Staphylococcus avoeus } & \text { Streptococcus pyogenes } \\\hline \text { Nutrient agar } & + + & + + \\\hline \text { Nutrient agar + 7.5\% NaCl } & + & - \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-The data in Table 6.2 indicate that S. aureus is a(n)

A) facultative halophile.
B) aerobe.
C) facultative anaerobe.
D) halophile.
E) mesophile.