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Kenny has a sore throat and visits the doctor. The nurse collects a throat swab, places the swab on a petri dish, and then places the petri dish into an incubator. Why would she culture them at 37°C?

A) because at this high temperature any harmful bacteria would be killed Eliminate
B) because bacteria need a variety of temperatures to survive long enough to be studied
C) because growth at 37°C would be ideal for revealing bacteria that are human pathogens
D) because the bacteria could safely be studied but would not reproduce at this temperature

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C

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C - it looks like kenny would have a temperature from this infection, so he would be about 37, so this keeps the bacteria growing at the same rate and way it was growing in his throat
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