Neco 2022 Biology Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2022 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2022 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 7 NECO • 2022 • BIOLOGY • objective

During a batch culture, viable cell counts were recorded at several times: at 0\,h the culture contained \(1.0\times10^{5}\) CFU\,mL^{-1}; at 2\,h it contained \(8.0\times10^{5}\) CFU\,mL^{-1}; at 5\,h it contained \(6.4\times10^{6}\) CFU\,mL^{-1}; and at 8\,h it contained \(5.1\times10^{7}\) CFU\,mL^{-1}. Assuming the culture experiences an initial lag phase followed by exponential growth, determine the generation time (in minutes) during the exponential phase.

Answer Options

A. 90
B. 120
Correct Answer C. 60
D. 45
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
60

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This is Neco 2022 Biology Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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