In the death phase of a closed pure batch system a small number of the cells survive by adapting to the new waste- filled environment and by feeding off dead cells.

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In the death phase of a closed pure batch system, some cells can indeed adapt to the nutrient-depleted and waste-filled environment by utilizing the lysed material from dead cells as a source of nutrients, allowing them to survive even as the majority of the population dies off.

In the Death Phase of a Closed Pure Batch System