A culture of 2500 Phaeodactylum tricornutum cells was grown in a photobioreactor under optimal light and nutrient conditions. The cells divided once every 90 minutes.
Assuming there were no limiting factors and no cells died during a 24-hour cultivation period, calculate the final cell population at the end of this 24-hour period. Give your answer in standard form to three significant figures. Show your working.
23 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Biology Populations (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.