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A bacterial cell in nutrient broth with a generation time of 20 minutes will produce 64 cells in 2 hours. Group of answer choices True False

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A bacterial cell in nutrient broth with a generation time of 20 minutes will produce 64 cells in 2 hours.

Group of answer choices

True

False

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Solution

To determine if the statement is true or false, we need to calculate the number of bacterial cells produced in 2 hours with a generation time of 20 minutes.

  1. Determine the number of generations in 2 hours:

    • 2 hours = 120 minutes
    • Generation time = 20 minutes
    • Number of generations = 120 minutes / 20 minutes per generation = 6 generations
  2. Calculate the number of cells after 6 generations:

    • Starting with 1 cell, the number of cells doubles with each generation.
    • Number of cells after n generations = 2n 2^n
    • Number of cells after 6 generations = 26 2^6 = 64

Therefore, the statement is:

True

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