activities of living organisms (animals, burrows, plant roots), pressure from overlying load/materials and atmospheric conditions.
I believe it’s d. 5-Carbon sugar.
A Only one variable changed
There are several information's of immense importance already given in the question. Based on those information's the answer can be easily deduced.
Initial number of bacteria in the culture = 1000
Number of bacteria after t hours = 1000 (2)^t
Then
1000 (2)^t = 50000
2 ^t = 50
t = 5.6
I hope the procedure is clear enough for you to understand.