Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4MCQ
Which statement best describes what happens when a gram- positive bacterium is placed in an aqueous solution of lysozyme and 10% sucrose?
- a. No change will result; the solution is isotonic.
- b. Water will move into the cell.
- c. Water will move out of the cell.
- d. The cell will undergo osmotic lysis.
- e. Sucrose will move into the cell from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration.
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