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If a population of 50 Paramecium present in a pool increases to 150 after an hour, what would be the growth rate of the population?
BiologyOrganisms and PopulationsNEET
Options:
  • A 5 per hour
  • B 50 per hour
  • C 200 per hour
  • D 100 per hour
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 100 per hour
Population of paramecium at time t=50

Population of Paramecium at time(After one hour) =150

Growth rate of population =150-50=100 per hour

So the correct answer is D.

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