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Semilog of per minutes growing bacteria is plotted against time. What will be shape of graph?

A

Sigmoid

B

Hyperbolic

C

Ascending straight line

D

Descending straight line

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C
Rate of increase of bacteria `to"dN"/"dt"`

`"dN"/"dt"=muN rArr N=N_0e^(mut)`
`rArr` log N = log `N_0+mut`
(y =mx +c , y=log N , m=`mu`, x=t)
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