Question

For each of the statements about carbohydrate fermentation experiments given below, respond "True" or "False".

If there is no growth in the tube it means the bacterial strain being tested can't ferment that sugar.
All of the species in the family Enterobacteriaceae can ferment sucrose.
Raffinose is a trisaccharide with the formula C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆, it is common in plants.
Bacteria with a fermentative type of metabolism require oxygen (O₂) to make acid from glucose.
Lactose is a disaccharide with the formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, made of a glucose attached to a galactose.