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Uninhibited Growth of Cells

Author(s): Emily Boyce

South Puget Sound CC

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Summary:
In this activity, students will explore the concept of binary fission, generation time, and bacterial growth curves, with an emphasis on the log phase. Students will use semi-log graphs and linear graphs to plot bacterial cell growth.

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In this adaptation, the activity was shortened a bit and there is a companion Desmos activity.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1919613. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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