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  • Question
  • For most bacteria, the optimum pH for growth lies between


  • Options
  • A. 6.5-7.5
  • B. 3.5-4.5
  • C. 4.5-5.5
  • D. 5.5-6.5

  • Correct Answer
  • 6.5-7.5 


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    • 1. The protoplast can be used to

    • Options
    • A. modify genetic information
    • B. create plant hybrid
    • C. study plant viral infections
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Anchorage -dependent cells require

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    • A. wettable surface for growth
    • B. dry surface for growth
    • C. either (a) or (b)
    • D. nothing to do with the surface
    • Discuss
    • 3. Radical shifts in pH can be prevented by incorporating

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    • A. a buffer
    • B. an oxidizing agent
    • C. a reducing agent
    • D. any of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is an abiotic elicitors?

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    • A. UV irradiation
    • B. Osmotic shock
    • C. Heavy metal ions
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Thiobacillus thiooxidans has an optimum pH of

    • Options
    • A. 2.0-3.5
    • B. 0.5-6.0
    • C. 6.5-7.5
    • D. 9.0-9.5
    • Discuss
    • 6. Balanced growth is defined as

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    • A. cultures undergoing balanced growth while maintaining a constant chemical composition
    • B. balancing the growth while controlling the pH
    • C. balancing the growth while controlling the temperature
    • D. balancing the growth while changing the nutrient composition
    • Discuss
    • 7. Suspension cultures consist of cells and cell aggregates, growing dispersed in

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    • A. liquid medium
    • B. solid nutrient medium
    • C. solid or liquid medium
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Semi-solid media, prepared with agar at concentrations of 0.5% or less are useful for the cultivation of

    • Options
    • A. Microaerophillic bacteria
    • B. Lactobacilli
    • C. E.coli
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Stringent anaerobes can be grown in a media by taking special measure as

    • Options
    • A. boiling the media for several minutes
    • B. addition of cysteine
    • C. passing through oxygen-free nitrogen
    • D. any of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The isolation of the gonorrhoea - causing organisms, Neisseria gonorrhoeae,from a clinical specimen is facilitated by the use of media containing

    • Options
    • A. cellulose
    • B. certain antibiotics
    • C. succinate
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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