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Q.

Bacteria cannot survive in a highly salted pickle because:

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a

Nutrients in the pickle medium cannot support life

b

Enough light is unavailable for photo synthesis

c

They become plasmolysed and killed

d

Salt inhibits reproduction of bacteria

answer is C.

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If bacteria are exposed to very high salt or sugar concentration, they will lose water and their cell contents will become plasmolyzed, resulting in their death.

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