A Test Tube Is Inoculated with 1 × 10³ Cells

question 57

Multiple Choice

A test tube is inoculated with 1 × 10³ cells of a bacterial strain that has a generation time of 30 minutes. The carrying capacity of the test tube for this strain is 6 × 109 cells. What will the bacterial population be after 90 minutes of culturing?

• A) 3 × 10³
• B) 8 × 10³
• C) 1 × 10⁹
• D) 6 × 10⁹

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