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Sourav PanOctober 2, 2024

A bacterial cell undergoes binary fission every twenty minutes. Starting with a single bacterium, how many bacteria will form after 3 hours? a. 128 b. 256 c. 512 d. 1024

A bacterial cell undergoes binary fission every twenty minutes. Starting with a single bacterium, how many bacteria will form after 3 hours? a. 128 b. 256 c. 512 d. 1024

Sourav Pan
Sourav PanOctober 2, 2024

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After 3 hours (180 minutes), with binary fission occurring every 20 minutes, the number of bacteria formed will be 1024.

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