The phase of the bacterial growth curve in which newly inoculated cells are adjusting to their new environment, metabolizing but not growing at an exponential rate, is the ______.

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The lag phase is the phase where newly inoculated cells are adjusting to the new environment, synthesizing new components, and metabolizing but not growing exponentially yet.

The Phase of the Bacterial Growth Curve in Which Newly