NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION

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How many bacteria are produced in four hours if a bacterium divides once in half an hour?

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Correct option: D

256

Option D (256) is correct because after 4 hours (240 minutes), there will be 240/30 = 8 divisions. Therefore, the number of bacteria will be 2⁸ = 256.

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