Question

Consider a typical growth curve of a bacterial batch culture grown in the laboratory. Which of the following phases would be shortened, or absent entirely, if the culture was started using an inoculum from a log-phase culture (in the same medium)?Choose one:A. death phaseB. lag phaseC. log phaseD. stationary phase

Answer 1

C. Log phase because When inoculating a fresh medium, the cells encounter an environmental shock, which results in a lag phase.