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) The bacterium grows incredibly well in the honey because fructose is such a great nutrient for bacteria.
B) The bacteria do not grow because they have been dehydrated by the honey.
C) The bacteria will not growth because the excessive sugar is directly toxic to the bacteria.
D) The bacteria do not growth because there is only sugar in the honey,without other nutrients present they cannot survive.
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