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D Question 17 2.5 pts In 2003, One of Dr. Richard Lenski\'s flask was much cloud

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D Question 17 2.5 pts In 2003, One of Dr. Richard Lenski's flask was much cloudier than the other eleven. In microbiology, cloudiness is synonymous to over-growth. What happened? O The E. coli living in this flask had a mutation that allowed them to exploit an additional nutritional resource O The E. coli living in this flask died soon after the explosive over-growth due to strong competition O There was a contamination of other E. coli OThe flask used for this colony was not properly sterilized Next Previous No new data to save, Last checked at 6:00pm Submit Quiz

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What happened?

A) The E. coli living in this flask had a mutation that allowed them to exploit an additional nutritional resource.