Question

A sample of bacteria was added to a culture dish containing a limited food supply. (culture dishes are designed to help bacteria grow.) the dish was kept in an incubator for two weeks, where temperature that bacteria prefer to live in was kept constant. the graph below shows changes that occurred in the bacterial population over the two weeks. which statement provides the best explanation for the population increase then decrease?

o The bacteria were unable to reproduce until day 8.
o The bacteria ate all of the available food.
o The bacteria could not grow at all in the provided temperatures.
o The bacteria could not grow at all with the provided food type.

Answer 1

The bacteria ate all of the available food.

Step-by-step explanation:

(B) is the most reasonable answer. At the start, it mentions that it's at the preferred temperature for the bacteria which rules out (C). It mentioned that the bacteria was growing which rules out (D) for saying it couldn't grow at all and I don't think (A) makes much sense. For even more backup for (B), it mentioned that the food was limited.