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TEMPERATURE AND GROWTH
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TABLE XI.—RATE OF GROWTH FOR DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES.

Temperature. Growth. Temperature. Growth.
22°C
23°C
24°C
25°C
26°C
27°C
28°C
29°C
30°C
0.00 μ per sec.
0.02 μ per sec.
0.04 μ per sec.
0.06 μ per sec.
0.08 μ per sec.
0.12 μ per sec.
0.16 μ per sec.
0.22 μ per sec.
0.32 μ per sec.
31°C
32°C
33°C
34°C
35°C
36°C
37°C
38°C
39°C
0.45 μ per sec.
0.60 μ per sec.
0.80 μ per sec.
0.92 μ per sec.
0.84 μ per sec.
0.64 μ per sec.
0.48 μ per sec.
0.30 μ per sec.
0.16 μ per sec.

I give in figure 67 a curve showing the relation between temperature and growth.

Fig. 67.—Curve showing relation between temperature and rate of growth.