Neco 2022 Biology Question 12

Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2022 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2022 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 12 NECO • 2022 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture is inoculated with \(1\times10^{3}\) cells. It exhibits a lag phase of 2\,h, after which it grows exponentially with a generation time of 30\,min. (a) How many cells are present after a total incubation time of 8\,h? (b) To obtain at least \(1\times10^{9}\) cells, what is the minimum total incubation time required under the same conditions?

Answer Options

A. a) 8.2\times10^{6} cells; b) 11 h
B. a) 2.0\times10^{6} cells; b) 10 h
Correct Answer C. a) 4.1\times10^{6} cells; b) 12 h
D. a) 5.0\times10^{6} cells; b) 14 h
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
a) 4.1\times10^{6} cells; b) 12 h

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This is Neco 2022 Biology Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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