A 100 µL Sample Containing 1000 Bacterial Cells/µl in Log

question 41

Multiple Choice

A 100 µl sample containing 1000 bacterial cells/µl in log phase growth is added to 9.9 ml of fresh culture medium broth. Assuming no nutrients are in limited supply, and a generation time of 30 minutes, how many bacteria will be present in the entire broth culture after six hours?

• A) 6.0 × 10⁶
• B) 1.2 × 10⁶
• C) 4.096 × 10⁸
• D) 6.0 × 10⁵
• E) 2.56 × 10⁷

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