Question

In a bacterial cell population that is growing exponentially, if one generation has 100 cells and the following generation has 200 cells, the next generation is expected to have

Answer 1

400 cells

Step-by-step explanation:

Bacterial growth refers to the increase in the number of bacteria population in an exponential manner. That is, if a bacteria cell divides in a generation to give rise 2 bacteria cells, while in the next generation, we would be having a bacterial cell population of 4 cells.

So, if one generation has 100 cells and the following has 200 cells, the next generation would have a bacterial cell population of 400, showing an exponential increase in bacterial cell growth from one generation to another.