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Question
Addition of salt to pickles is a method of killing the bacteria by ______.
Options
Imbibition
Diffusion
Deplasmolysis
Plasmolysis
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Solution
Addition of salt to pickles is a method of killing the bacteria by plasmolysis.
Explanation:
Salt added to the pickle raises the solute concentration outside of the bacterial cells. As a result, water moves outside of the cell and kills the bacteria.
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