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How can the growth in the chart best be described?

ABacteria takes 4 hours to reproduce.

BBacteria reproduces slowly, causing the population to grow exponentially.

CBacteria reproduces quickly, causing the population to grow exponentially.

DThere are many limiting factors causing the bacterial population to fluctuate near carrying capacity.

How can the growth in the chart best be described? A. Bacteria takes 4 hours to reproduce. B. Bacteria reproduces slowly, causing the population to grow exponen class=

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Exponential growth is a condition when organism growth rapidly over short period of time and the graph clearly showed that.
So the answer would be : C. Bacteria reproduces quickly, causing the population to grow exponentially

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Answer;

C. Bacteria reproduces quickly, causing the population to grow exponentially.

Explanation;

  • Exponential growth occurs when a population is supplied with unlimited amounts of resources such as water, and food. moisture, oxygen and other environmental factors needed for growth.
  • This type of growth occurs as a population grows larger, thus increasing the growth rate of a population.
  • In the case, of bacteria during the exponential phase the cells divide quickly at a constant rate depending on the composition of  the growth medium and the conditions necessary for growth.

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