You are comparing two strains, A and B. Strain A uses the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway to produce pyruvate from glucose. Strain B uses the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas Pathway to produce pyruvate from glucose. Assume the growth of each strain is directly proportional to the amount of ATP each pathway can produce. After 8 hours of growth on identical media containing glucose and other molecules required for growth, which strain do you expect have a HIGHER optical density?a. They will be equal. b. Strain A
c. Strain B
d. Neither strain will grow.