Bacterial cells are placed into a 250 mL liquid growth medium in a closed laboratory flask. According to Malthusian theory, they will reproduce exponentially and then
A. continue reproducing arithmetically as long as there are no limitations on food supply.
B. continue reproducing arithmetically until the food supply is used up, then they will cease to grow.
C. continue reproducing geometrically as long as there are no limitations on food supply.
D. continue reproducing geometrically until the food supply is used up, then they will cease to grow.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
What is the outcome of crossing two pure-breeding plants with antagonistic traits?
A) Only one of the traits will be seen in the progeny. B) Both traits will be seen in the progeny. C) Both traits will be seen in the progeny in a 3:1 ratio. D) Only one trait will be seen and it will be the trait of the female.
Which choice accurately conveys the complexity of neural connections in the human brain?
A) About 100 billion neurons each contact 1,000 to 10,000 other neurons. B) A million or so neurons each contact up to 100 other neurons. C) 10 million or so neurons each contact up to 10,000 other neurons. D) A billion or so neurons each contact up to a million other neurons.
The accompanying figure illustrates that after two half-lives, ____ percent of the parent radioisotope has decayed
a. 100 b. 75 c. 50
d. 25 e. 0
Use the concept of coevolution to explain the abundance of large mammals in Africa after the rise of
humans but their rapid demise in the Americas after the arrival of humans. What will be an ideal response?