Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 11MC
Which of the following is most useful in representing population growth on a graph?
- a. logarithmic reproduction of the growth curve
- b. a semilogarithmic graph using a log scale on the y-axis
- c. an arithmetic graph of the
lag phase followed by a logarithmic section for the log, stationary, and death phases - d. None of the above would best represent a
population growth curve .
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