Question

A population of a particular yeast cell develops with a constant relative growth rate of 0.4373 per hour. What will be the population after 5 hours?

1) Cannot be determined
2) 1000
3) 2000
4) 5000

Answer 1

The population of the yeast cell after 5 hours cannot be determined.

Step-by-step explanation:

The population of the yeast cell can be calculated using the formula for exponential growth: P = P0 * (1 + r)^t, where P is the final population, P0 is the initial population, r is the relative growth rate, and t is the time in hours. In this case, the initial population is not given, so we cannot determine the exact population after 5 hours.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1) Cannot be determined.