Zero growth rate is observed during one of the phase of the bacterial growth curve______________?
Correct answer: C. Stationary phase
- A. Lag
- B. Exponential growth
- C. Stationary phase
- D. Decline
Explanation
The stationary phase has approximately zero net growth because new cell formation balances cell death as nutrients become limited and waste accumulates. The decline phase has a negative growth rate, not zero.
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