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Q. The growth curve of bacterial population in lab is plotted against time. What will be the shape of graph?

AIIMSAIIMS 2008

Solution:

Under continuous supply of food and space in the laboratory conditions the bacterial population grows exponentially and shows a J- shaped curve, thus the curve would be hyperbolic.
Such populations ultimately crash when the population size grows beyond carrying capacity.