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  • How does CO2 help in the cell metabolism during cell culture?


  • Options
  • A. It participates in the de novo synthesis of purines and pyrimidines
  • B. Helps in the cells respiration
  • C. For monitoring pH of the culture
  • D. All of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • It participates in the de novo synthesis of purines and pyrimidines 


  • Animal Cell Culture and Regulation problems


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    • 1. To prevent the accumulation of lactate

    • Options
    • A. low glutamine concentration is required
    • B. high glutamine concentration is required
    • C. low glucose concentration is required
    • D. high glucose concentration is required
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is the technique used for the embryo culture?

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    • A. Organ cultures on plasma clots
    • B. Organ cultures on agar
    • C. Whole embryo cultures
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Accumulation of lactate leads to

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    • A. increase in pH
    • B. no change in pH
    • C. reduction in the pH of culture hence loss of cell viability
    • D. no loss of cell viability
    • Discuss
    • 4. What is the concentration of CO2 required for culturing animal cells?

    • Options
    • A. 2-5%
    • B. 1-10%
    • C. 10-15%
    • D. 15-20%
    • Discuss
    • 5. According to Eagle, the growth of L-strain and Hela-strain cultures require to have mandatory presence of

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    • A. 6 amino acids
    • B. 8 amino acids
    • C. 10 amino acids
    • D. 12 amino acids
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the effect of excess accumulation of metabolite products (lactate and ammonium) on cells?

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    • A. They act as growth promoters
    • B. They act as growth inhibitors
    • C. Have no effect on cells
    • D. Lactate helps in the growth while ammonium inhibits the growth
    • Discuss
    • 7. Higher dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture media are toxic and lead to

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    • A. DNA degradation
    • B. lipid peroxidation
    • C. metabolism of nutrients in culture media at a rate greater than that required for consumption
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. pH of culture medium is initially controlled by

    • Options
    • A. presence of CO2
    • B. presence of bicarbonate buffer
    • C. addition of bases
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Disaggregating of cells can be achieved by

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    • A. physical disruption
    • B. enzymatic digestion
    • C. treating with chelating agents
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Some types of variation are due to changes in the genetic material. What is this type of change called?

    • Options
    • A. Fertilisation
    • B. Mutation
    • C. Radiation
    • D. Sterilisation
    • Discuss


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