Population of E. Coli

Question

The organism E. coli is a common bacterium. Under certain conditions it undergoes cell division approximately each 20 minutes. During cell division, each cell divides into two cells.

Express the population N of E. coli as an exponential function of time t measured in hours. (Use N0 to denote the initial population.)

Answer 1

N(t) = N₀ * 2^(t/20)