Question

The maximum growth rate occurs in
(a) stationary phase (b) senescent phase
(c) lag phase (d) exponential phase

Answer 1

Answer:

d

because exponential is large

Answer 2

The maximum growth rate occurs in (d) Exponential Phase

• Generally, a bacterium reproduces via binary fission. The cell division is done in four different stages.

• Those are lag phase, exponential phase, stationary phase, death phase.

• The maximum or optimal growth rate occurs in the exponential phase during this phase the cell number is doubled at discrete time intervals.

• This phase is also called the generation time. In this, the cell division shows a constant rate.