(Solved): A certain species of virulent bacteria is being grown in a culture. It is observed that the rate of ...

A certain species of virulent bacteria is being grown in a culture. It is observed that the rate of growth of the bacterial population is proportional to the number present. If there were 1000 bacteria in the initial population and the number doubled after the first 60 minutes, how many bacteria will be present after 2 hours? 3,000 4,000 6,000 7,000 2,000 None of the above.