Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Biology Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 24 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture is inoculated with \(1.0 \times 10^{3}\) cells. After a total of 4 h the viable count is \(8.0 \times 10^{5}\) cells. The first hour represents a lag phase with no division; thereafter the culture grows exponentially with a constant generation time. Determine (a) the generation time in minutes, and (b) the expected cell number after 10 h total incubation (including the lag phase). Give your answer for (b) in scientific notation to two significant figures.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 5.0×10^{11}
B. 3.2×10^{11}
C. 2.5×10^{11}
D. 1.0×10^{12}
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
5.0×10^{11}

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Biology Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

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