Choose the correct sequence of stages of the growth curve bacteria.

1. Lag, log, stationary, decline phase
2. Lag, log, stationary phase
3. Stationary, lag, log, decline phase
4. Decline, lag, log phase

Solution

Bacterial growth cycles in a growth curve consist of four phases: lag, exponential (log), stationary, and death.

Asked in: NEET 2002

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