Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 29 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture follows logistic growth described by \(N(t)=\frac{K}{1+\left(\frac{K-N_0}{N_0}\right)e^{-rt}}\). The initial population is \(N_0=1.0\times10^{6}\) cells and the carrying capacity is \(K=1.0\times10^{9}\) cells. After \(4\) h the population is measured as \(4.0\times10^{7}\) cells. Determine the intrinsic growth rate \(r\) (h\(^{-1}\)) and predict the population after \(10\) h.

Answer Options

A. r ≈ 0.70 h⁻¹; after 10 h the population is about 6.5×10⁸ cells.
B. r ≈ 0.45 h⁻¹; after 10 h the population is about 3.1×10⁸ cells.
C. r ≈ 1.20 h⁻¹; after 10 h the population is about 1.0×10⁹ cells (approaching carrying capacity).
Correct Answer D. r ≈ 0.93 h⁻¹; after 10 h the population is about 9.2×10⁸ cells.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
r ≈ 0.93 h⁻¹; after 10 h the population is about 9.2×10⁸ cells.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

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