A bacterium that lacks an arginine biosynthetic pathway would still be able to make proteins with arginine and grow only if arginine is supplemented into the growth medium.

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If a bacterium lacks an arginine biosynthetic pathway, it means that it cannot synthesize arginine on its own. Therefore, to make proteins with arginine and grow, it needs to obtain arginine from the external environment by supplementing it into the growth medium.

A Bacterium That Lacks an Arginine Biosynthetic Pathway Would Still