A 01 Ml Sample of a Log Phase Culture Contains 10,000

question 69

Multiple Choice

A 0.1 ml sample of a log phase culture contains 10,000 bacterial cells/ml. It is added to 9.9 ml of fresh culture medium broth. Assume a generation time of 30 minutes, and no limiting nutrients. How many bacteria will be present in the entire broth culture after five hours?

• A) 3.2 × 10⁴
• B) 5.0 × 10⁵
• C) 1.02 × 10⁶
• D) 6.0 × 10⁶
• E) 2.56 × 10⁷

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