Answer:
A. Bacterial species use a limited number of nutrient sources.
Explanation:
There are two classes of nutrients that are indispensable to bacteria: macronutrients (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and hydrogen) and micronutrients (iron, zinc, manganese, calcium, potassium, sodium, copper, chlorine, cobalt, molybdenum, selenium, magnesium, among many others). But it takes more than the nutrients for them to feed, it takes the metabolism, because it is through it that they transform what they have into food.
The absorption of nutrients to carry out the metabolism only occurs because there are growth factors (environmental) that influence the development of the bacteria. Some examples of these factors are: light, temperature, pH, oxygen and osmotic pressure. Each organism has an optimal growth temperature, or a favorable pH to successfully carry out its metabolism. This will vary from species to species.
The Bartholin's Glands, which are also known as the vestibular glands are a pair of pea size gland. The location of the Bartholin's gland is postrior to the vaginal orifice.
The main function of these Bartholin's gland is to secrete mucus and to lubricate the vaginal orifice. These gland is homologous to the bulbourethral glands present in the males.
<h3>Hence, the vaginal orifice is lubricated by secretions from the Bartholin's Glands.</h3>