Answer
16 bacteria cells.
Work Step by Step
If a bacteria reproduces every 30 minutes then in 2 hours (2 hours=120 minutes) there will be 4 divisions (120/30=4) , therefore there will be a total of $2^4= 16$ bacteria cells.
Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition
by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
0321733606
ISBN 13:
978-0-32173-360-3
Chapter 6 - Figure 6.13 - Cell division - Question - Page 169: 1
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