Figure 28.2

-Which of the growth curves in Figure 28.2 is indicating the culture has reached the idiophase?

Question

Figure 28.2
 
-Which of the growth curves in Figure 28.2 is indicating the culture has reached the idiophase?

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The idiophase is the stationary phase in bacterial growth, where the cells stop dividing and only increase in size or metabolic activity. In Figure 28.2, curve C shows a plateau phase, indicating that the culture has reached the idiophase. The other curves are still in the exponential phase, as the growth rate (slope of the curve) is still increasing.

Figure 28.2 -Which of the Growth Curves in Figure 28.2 Is Indicating