Question

A scientist has collected the following data on the population of a bacteria colony over a thirty-minute period:

5 minutes: 78,000
10 minutes: 234,000
15 minutes: 657,000
20 minutes: 1,784,000
25 minutes: 5,040,000
30 minutes: 14,980,000

Which type of graph would be best to use to display the growth of the colony?
A.) a bar graph
B.) a circle graph
C.) a histogram
D.) a line graph

Answer 1

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A scientist has collected the following data on the population of a bacteria colony over a thirty-minute period:

5 minutes: 78,000

10 minutes: 234,000

15 minutes: 657,000

20 minutes: 1,784,000

25 minutes: 5,040,000

30 minutes: 14,980,000

Which type of graph would be best to use to display the growth of the colony?

A.) a bar graph

B.) a circle graph

C.) a histogram

D.) a line graph

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An bar graph suits the best in this type of study because we can easily understand the growth and decrease of that particular thing which is being studied.