Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 41

Practice objective / multiple choice question 41 from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 41 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture initially contains \(5 \times 10^{5}\) cells. After 2 h the count rises to \(2 \times 10^{6}\) cells. During the next 3 h the count becomes \(5 \times 10^{6}\) cells. Assuming exponential growth with a constant generation time within each interval, determine the generation time (in hours) for the first 2‑hour interval and for the subsequent 3‑hour interval.

Answer Options

A. g₁ = 1 h; g₂ ≈ 1.8 h
B. g₁ = 2 h; g₂ ≈ 1.5 h
Correct Answer C. g₁ = 1 h; g₂ ≈ 2.27 h
D. g₁ = 0.5 h; g₂ ≈ 3.5 h
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
g₁ = 1 h; g₂ ≈ 2.27 h

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 41. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

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