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fagboi

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on: Jul 21, 2018

Bacteria need both food and water to survive and reproduce. What provided
  these to the bacteria in your experiment? Do you think dairy products might
  provide a good source of food and water for bacteria to grow?


 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are some possible explanations for your results? If you had unexpected
  results, what might have happened to contaminate your samples of potato?
  (Hint: Is the raw milk the only source of bacteria in the experiment?)


 
  What will be an ideal response?


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amit

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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The potato provided a source of nutrition and water. Potatoes are a rich source of
water and nutrition; therefore, they provide a good medium for bacterial growth



Answer to Question 2

Bacteria are present on all surfaces and in the air. The untreated potato could have
been contaminated very easily from any of these other sources.



fagboi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 21, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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