I. Match the bacterium being described in column X with its best classification found in column Y. Choose the best answer.  Column X 1. Staphylococcus aureus can be grown on mannitol salt agar that contains 7.5% NaCl. The bacterium is________. 2. Lactobacillus acidophilus grows best at pH 4.5. It is considered a(n) ________. Column Y A. acidophile B. alkalophile C. barophile 3. A bacterium that thrives in the Great Salt Lake but not in fresh water is probably a ________. 4. Bacteria isolated from the bottom of the ocean need high atmospheric pressures to survive. They are ________. 5. A bacterium that thrives in a soda lake where the average pH is 10.5 can be classified as a(n) ________. D. halotolerant E. halophile

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 I. Match the bacterium being described in column X with its best classification found in column Y. Choose the best answer. 

Column X
1. Staphylococcus aureus can be grown on mannitol salt agar that contains 7.5% NaCl. The bacterium is________.

2. Lactobacillus acidophilus grows best at pH 4.5. It is considered a(n) ________.

Column Y

A. acidophile

B. alkalophile

C. barophile

3. A bacterium that thrives in the Great Salt Lake but not in fresh water is probably a ________.
4. Bacteria isolated from the bottom of the ocean need high atmospheric pressures to survive. They are
________.
5. A bacterium that thrives in a soda lake where the average pH is 10.5 can be classified as a(n) ________.

D. halotolerant

E. halophile

 

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