Post Utme Lautech 2019 Biology Question 10

Practice objective / multiple choice question 10 from the 2019 Post Utme Lautech Biology examination.

Post Utme Lautech 2019 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 10 POST_UTME_LAUTECH • 2019 • BIOLOGY • objective

A population of E. coli is being studied for its response to antibiotics. The initial population size is 10^6 cells, with a growth rate of 0.5/h. After 2 hours of exposure to the antibiotic, the population size has decreased to 10^4 cells. What is the rate of death \( in 1/h \) if the population size is assumed to follow an exponential decay model?

Answer Options

A. 0.05
Correct Answer B. 0.1
C. 0.15
D. 0.2
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
0.1

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This is Post Utme Lautech 2019 Biology Question 10. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Lautech Biology examination.

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