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Enrichment.
The plates contain minimal salts + oil.

A soil sample was plated on plate A.The same soil after enrichment was used to inoculate plate B.

Which colony (pink arrow or blue arrow) can degrade the hydrocarbon in the plate? How can you tell?

Why are there more colonies on plate B?