Question

1. Assignment 1: By using the general equation N₁ = N x 2" where Nt is

the number of cells at given time (in minutes) and No is the initial
number of cells, and "n" is the number of generations at that point
(number of cell division), calculate how many cells you will have in
30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes if your bacteria has a generation time of
30 minutes and you start with 100 cells at O time.

Answer 1

Explanation:

If the generation time of bacteria is 30 minutes, it means that in every 30 minutes, the number of cells will double. Let No = 100 be the initial number of cells, and n be the number of generations at that point.

Using the given formula N1 = N x 2^n, we can find the number of cells at any given time t, in minutes.

For t = 30 minutes:

The number of generations in 30 minutes is 1 (since generation time is also 30 minutes)

N1 = 100 x 2^1 = 200 cells

For t = 60 minutes:

The number of generations in 60 minutes is 2 (since generation time is 30 minutes)

N1 = 100 x 2^2 = 400 cells

For t = 90 minutes:

The number of generations in 90 minutes is 3 (since generation time is 30 minutes)

N1 = 100 x 2^3 = 800 cells

For t = 120 minutes:

The number of generations in 120 minutes is 4 (since generation time is 30 minutes)

N1 = 100 x 2^4 = 1600 cells

Therefore, after 30 minutes, the number of cells will be 200, after 60 minutes it will be 400, after 90 minutes it will be 800, and after 120 minutes it will be 1600.