Assume You Inoculated 100 Cells, with a Generation Time of 20

question 46

Multiple Choice

Assume you inoculated 100 cells, with a generation time of 20 minutes, into 100 ml of nutrient broth. You then inoculated 100 cells of the same species into 200 ml of nutrient broth. After incubation for 4 hours, you can reasonably expect to have

• A) more cells in the 100 ml.
• B) more cells in the 200 ml.
• C) the same number of cells in both.
• D) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

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