Bacterial Growth

In ideal conditions, a bacterial population can expand at

an exponential rate

what is the optimal generation time of E. coli

roughly 20 minutes

A single E. coli bacteria can spawn a population of over ______ in a ______ timeframe

1 billion strong, 10 hour timeframe

The rapid growth can transform a tube with clear growth medium into

a hazy solution in the course of a day

the exponential progression can be expressed with the simple expression of

2ⁿ

n is

the number of generations

at the start, the initial bacteria is equal to

2⁰

after 3 generations the population expanded to

2³

the exponential growth allows you to calculate the

generation time of the bacterial population

growth is neither

spontaneous nor constant

growth follows

distinct growth curves