Jams, Jellies, Preserves, Honey, and Other Foodstuffs with a High

Jams, jellies, preserves, honey, and other foodstuffs with a high sugar content hardly ever become contaminated by bacteria, even when the food containers are left open at room temperature. This is because bacteria that encounter such an environment

A) undergo death by plasmolysis.
B) are unable to metabolize the glucose or fructose, and thus starve to death.
C) undergo death by lysis.
D) are obligate anaerobes.
E) are unable to swim through these thick and viscous materials.