A petridish containing nutrient medium shows tremendous increase in number of bacteria in short time. It is _____ growth.

Q.1 (vi) A petridish containing nutrient medium shows tremendous increase in number of bacteria in short time. It is _____ growth.

A. slow

B. exponential

C. logistic

D. linear

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Answer: B. exponential

Answer: (b) exponential

When resources (nutrients and space) are unlimited, every individual reproduces at its full intrinsic rate and the population grows geometrically, \(dN/dt = rN\), giving a J-shaped curve. A fresh nutrient medium with few bacteria shows such exponential growth.

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