The Growth of Bacterial Cultures is Best Described As

Question

The growth of bacterial cultures is best described as
A) arithmetic growth.
B) lag growth.
C) logarithmic growth.
D) cell division.
E) replication.

Accepted Answer

The growth of bacterial cultures is typically demonstrated by logarithmic or exponential growth, meaning that the number of bacterial cells grows at a constant rate over time. This rate of growth is influenced by various factors such as nutrient availability, temperature, and pH. Other choices are not the best fit since bacterial growth doesn't follow arithmetic growth, lag growth, or replication model strictly. Cell division is a fundamental process involved in bacterial growth, but it doesn't describe the growth of the whole bacterial culture.