Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 37 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • BIOLOGY • objective

A bacterial culture at 37 °C in nutrient broth contains \(5 \times 10^{5}\) cells at time zero. After 2 h the population rises to \(2 \times 10^{7}\) cells. An antibiotic is then added that reduces the specific growth rate by 30 %. Assuming exponential growth continues, what will be the population after a further 3 h? Give your answer in scientific notation to two significant figures.

Answer Options

A. 5.4 \times 10^{8} cells
Correct Answer B. 9.6 \times 10^{8} cells
C. 3.2 \times 10^{8} cells
D. 1.2 \times 10^{9} cells
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
9.6 \times 10^{8} cells

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

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