Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Biology Question 14

Practice objective / multiple choice question 14 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 14 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture starts with \(10^{3}\) cells and has a generation time of 30 min under optimal conditions. After 2 h an antibiotic is introduced that reduces the specific growth rate by 30 %. Consequently the new generation time becomes \(g = \frac{30\ \text{min}}{0.7}\). The culture is observed for a total of 5 h. Estimate the total number of cells present after 5 h (give your answer in scientific notation to two significant figures).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 2.9×10^5
B. 3.2×10^5
C. 2.9×10^4
D. 1.5×10^5
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
2.9×10^5

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Biology Question 14. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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