Organisms and Populations Question 66
66. Choose the correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria
(a) Lag, log, stationary, decline phase
(b) Lag, log, stationary phase
(c) Stationary, lag, log, decline phase
(d) Decline, lag, log phase
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Answer : a
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(a) The growth curve for bacteria is sigmoid. First phase is the phase of slow growth- Lag phase. Second phase is the period of accelerated growth - Log phase. Third phase is the phase when growth rate becomes stable - Stationary phase. Finally growth rate declines.
