Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Biology Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 24 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture follows logistic growth: dN/dt = rN(1 - N/K). The initial population is N₀ = 1 × 10⁶ cells, the carrying capacity K = 1 × 10⁹ cells and the intrinsic growth rate r = 0.8 h⁻¹. An antibiotic is added at t = 2 h, reducing the growth rate by 30 % (so r becomes 0.56 h⁻¹) for the next 4 h; after that the growth rate returns to its original value. What is the population size at t = 8 h? (Give your answer in scientific notation to two significant figures.)

Answer Options

A. 2.1×10⁸ cells
B. 2.3×10⁸ cells
C. 1.5×10⁸ cells
Correct Answer D. 1.9×10⁸ cells
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
1.9×10⁸ cells

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Biology Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

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