Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Question 14

Practice objective / multiple choice question 14 from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 14 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • BIOLOGY • objective

In a laboratory culture there are \(10^{6}\) susceptible bacteria and \(10^{4}\) donor bacteria that each carry a plasmid conferring antibiotic resistance. Conjugation occurs at a rate of \(2\times10^{-9}\) successful transfer events per donor‑recipient pair per hour. No bacterial growth occurs during the experiment. After 5 hours, how many bacteria are expected to be resistant, and what proportion of the total bacterial population does this represent? Express the proportion as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.

Answer Options

A. 2.0 %
B. 0.2 %
C. 0.5 %
Correct Answer D. 1.0 %
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
1.0 %

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Question 14. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

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