Question

In a batch culture, bacterial cultures typically exhibit four different phases of growth. In which phase are the cells rapidly synthesizing proteins, but cell numbers are not changing

Answer 1

Lag phase

Step-by-step explanation:

The lag phase is the first phase of bacteria growth and it is refer to period when bacteria is first introduced to the culture and the time it started increasing. The lag phase is the phase bacteria adapt to growth conditions and start surviving in the environment. It is the time bacteria start growing and cannot divide. In this phase , RNA and enzymes are synthesized.