PT135.S2.Q23

PrepTest 135 - Section 2 - Question 23

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Summary

Some bacteria that produce hydrogen sulfide as a waste product would die if exposed to oxygen. The hydrogen sulfide produced removes oxygen from the bacteria’s surroundings by reacting with it. Hydrogen sulfide also kills other organisms which the bacteria use as a food source. Therefore, a dense colony of these bacteria can thrive indefinitely.

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A dense colony of these bacteria will indefinitely produce enough hydrogen sulfide to kill surrounding organisms for food and prevent oxygen from coming into contact with the bacteria.

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23.

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a

A dense colony ██ ███ ████████ ███ ████████████ ████████ ██ ███████ ██████ ████████ ███████ ██ ████ █████ █████████ ██ ███ ████ ███ ██ ███████ ██████ ████ ███████ ███ █████████

b

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c

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d

The bacteria can ████████ ██ ██████ ████████████ ████ ██ ██ ███████████ ██ █████ ███ ████████ ███████ ████ ███████ ███ ███████ ███ ██████ ███ ██████ █████ █████████ ██ ███ █████

e

If any colony ██ ████████ ████████ ████████ ███████ ██ █ █████ ████████ ██ ███████ ███████ ████ ██ ██ ████ ████████ ████ █ ██████ ██ ████ ███ █████████ ████ ████ ██ ███████

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