Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Question 49

Practice objective / multiple choice question 49 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 49 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • BIOLOGY • objective

An infectious disease has a basic reproduction number (R₀) of 3. In a closed community of 1,000 individuals, initially 2 persons are infected and no control measures are taken. Assuming each "generation" of infection occurs after the incubation period and that the number of new cases each generation equals the current infected multiplied by R₀, after how many generations will at least 500 individuals have been infected?

Answer Options

A. 5
Correct Answer B. 6
C. 7
D. 4
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
6

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Question 49. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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