Question

Upon inoculation into a new nutrient medium, the bacteria shows four distinct phases of growth. Arrange these phases according to the order they occur:
(A) Log phase
(B) Phase of decline
(C) Stationary phase
(D) Lag phase
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (B), (C), (D).
• B. (D), (A), (C), (B).
• C. (B), (A), (D), (C).
• D. (C), (B), (D), (A).

Hint:

Remember the growth curve sequence using the initials: Lag \(\rightarrow\) Log \(\rightarrow\) Stationary \(\rightarrow\) Death (Decline).
- Lag: Getting ready (0 net growth).
- Log: Exponential explosion (maximum growth).
- Stationary: Flat line (growth = death).
- Decline: Falling population (death $>$ growth).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B