The Number of Bacteria Present in a Petri Dish at Time

question 39

Multiple Choice

The number of bacteria present in a Petri dish at time t (in minutes) is modeled by . Which one of the following models the population for a one-hour growth factor?

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Treynor-Black Model

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Alpha Coefficient

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Beta Coefficient

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