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


C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: Growth of Microbial Populations
Learning Outcome: 6.15, 6.18

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