Question

explaining exponential growth
the bacteria took 1 hour and 40 minutes to fill the initial bottle. explain how it only took 10 minutes to fill 3 additional empty bottles.

Explanation:

Bacteria grow exponentially. Once the initial bottle is full, the number of bacteria is large enough to quickly fill additional bottles in a short - time period. In exponential growth, the growth rate is proportional to the current quantity of bacteria. As the quantity of bacteria increases over time, the time required to double (or fill more bottles) becomes relatively shorter.

Answer:

Bacteria grow exponentially, so with a large population after filling the first bottle, it can quickly fill more bottles in a short time.