Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.L1, Problem 16MCQ
16. The stage in population growth with the highest rate of cell division is the
a.
b.
c. exponential phase
d. enlargement phase
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