Scenario If You Were Asked to Study the Pattern of Bacterial

question 5

Multiple Choice

Scenario
If you were asked to study the pattern of bacterial growth (increase in numbers over time) during an infection, you would find that numbers of bacteria increase exponentially up to a certain point. Assume that you have been asked to interpret the growth of bacteriophages. You infect the host bacteria and measure the increase of phages over a defined period of time. You plot the results and observe the graph shown here.
-At what point on the graph are the viruses increasing in number the fastest?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C

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