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Your initial inoculum was 200 cells. How many cells would be present after 2 hours if the generation time was 30 minutes?ANSWER1,600 cells400 cells3,200 cells800 cells

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Your initial inoculum was 200 cells. How many cells would be present after 2 hours if the generation time was 30 minutes?ANSWER1,600 cells400 cells3,200 cells800 cells

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The generation time is the time it takes for the population to double. Given that the generation time is 30 minutes, this means the population of cells will double every 30 minutes.

  1. Start: 200 cells
  2. After 30 minutes (1st generation): 200 cells * 2 = 400 cells
  3. After 60 minutes (2nd generation): 400 cells * 2 = 800 cells
  4. After 90 minutes (3rd generation): 800 cells * 2 = 1,600 cells
  5. After 120 minutes (4th generation): 1,600 cells * 2 = 3,200 cells

So, after 2 hours (or 120 minutes), there would be 3,200 cells.

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