When a Bacterium Is Introduced to a New Environment That

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Multiple Choice

When a bacterium is introduced to a new environment that is an appropriate medium for that species to grow, fission allows a rapid expansion of the population (2-4-8-16-32-64 . . . etc.) . But there is usually a slight lag before the bacteria actually begin building up such a logarithmic growth curve. What is the best explanation?

• A) It takes time for sub-cellular units to evolve the ability to digest new media.
• B) A bacterium is not actively producing all the enzymes it can code for, and it takes time to induce and amplify the production of the currently needed enzymes.
• C) Binary fission becomes more and more efficient.
• D) A new media dissolves away repressor proteins.
• E) Structural genes act more slowly than metabolic genes.

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