Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 24 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture starts with 2 × 10³ cells. It undergoes a lag phase of 2 hours (no growth) followed by exponential growth with a generation time of 30 minutes. After a total of 6 hours of incubation, an antibiotic is added that instantly kills 90 % of the cells. The culture then continues exponential growth with the same generation time for another 4 hours. What is the final number of cells (expressed in scientific notation to two significant figures) after the total 10 hours?

Answer Options

A. 1.2×10^8
Correct Answer B. 1.3×10^7
C. 1.3×10^8
D. 2.1×10^8
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
1.3×10^7

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Question 24. It is a objective / multiple choice question from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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