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Microalgae (usually single celled organisms of a size so small the individuals can only be seen under a microscope) can, and under favorable conditions often do, duplicate themselves every day or more often than once a day.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) did a long study of the potential of using algae for the purpose of "growing" vegetable oils (the same kind of oils now used to make "biodiesel"). In at least one report they say that the specific species Navicula acceptata has a reproduction rate (under the best of conditions) of 3.8 times per day. That is to say, 1 cell doubles to 2 cells, 2 cells double to 4 cells, 4 cells double to 8 cells, and 8 cells double to 16 cells (actually about 13 cells to allow for the x.8 statistic) in approximately 24 hours. So if you imagine potatoes growing at this rate and you started with a 5 lb sack of potatoes , by the end of the day, that would be a 64 lb. sack of potatoes, which is impressive, but now imagine that your 5 lb. sack actually is ALGAE, and that every 5 pounds grows at that 3.8 doublings per day. In one week (you should probably check my math) that 5 pounds would grow into 281,000,000 lb.
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What is the fastest growing plant?
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What is the fastest growing plant in the world?
Bamboo It is cut down and used for flooring and decoration it grows so fast. If you want to have it as flooring it is also cheap because it is so plentiful.
What is the fastest growing edible plant?
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Is bamboo the fastest growing plant in the world?
yes
What is the world's second fastest growing plant?
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What is the fastest growing house plant?
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What is the fastest growing plant?
Bamboo is the fastest growing plant, but did you know that a bamboo plant can grow 4 feet in one day? Or even 60 feet in a month!
What is the fastest growing plant in the world?
Bamboo It is cut down and used for flooring and decoration it grows so fast. If you want to have it as flooring it is also cheap because it is so plentiful.
What is the fastest growing city in the world?
Sao Paulo in Brazil is one of the largest and fastest growing cities in the world.
What is the fastest growing edible plant?
sun flower Bamboos are fastest growing plants eaten as vegetables by several communities of people
What is the fastest growing world religion?
Wicca is the fastest growing in terms of growth to existing size
Who has the fastest growing religion in 2011?
Islam the world's fastest growing religion today and tomorrow
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