You Want to Experiment with Microbial Growth in Various Nutrients

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