what information supports the idea that food should not be left out overnight?
a) canned foods must be cooked to a high temperature under pressure as part of the canning process.
b) recently, a number of outbreaks have been traced to fresh fruits and vegetables that were processed under less than sanitary conditions.
c) a broiler chicken carcass can be exposed to the drippings and juices of many thousands of other birds that went through the same cold water tank after slaughter.
d) given warm moist conditions and an ample supply of nutrients, one bacterium that reproduces by dividing itself every half hour can produce 17 million progeny in 12 hours.

d

Explanation:

because it makes the most sense because it is giving us description of room tempature and sayinh that the bacteria reproduces by dividing itslef and can produce 17 million progeny in 12 hours

modal adverbs are used to modify specific verbs that consist of a linking verb (verb of being) and sometimes another verb. examples of modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would.

modal auxiliary. an auxiliary verb characteristically used with other verbs to express mood, aspect, or tense. in english, the most common modal auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and would. also called modal .