Three Cells with Generation Times of 30 Minutes Are Inoculated

question 1

Multiple Choice

Three cells with generation times of 30 minutes are inoculated into a culture medium. How many cells are there after 5 hours?

• A) 16
• B) 48
• C) 3 × 2¹⁰
• D) 1024
• E) 243

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