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  • An open system in which the growth rate is maintained by adding a nutrient (present in limiting quantities) at the same rate as that medium containing micro-organisms is removed is called


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  • A. manostat
  • B. chemostat
  • C. turbidostat
  • D. culturostat

  • Correct Answer
  • chemostat 


  • Fermentation Kinetics problems


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    • 1. In the accelerated phase, cell starts to

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    • A. increase and the division rate increases to reach a maximum
    • B. decrease and the division rate increases to reach a maximum
    • C. increase and the division rate decreases to reach a maximum
    • D. increase and the division rate increases to reach a minimum
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is not correct for the Monod model and the Michaelis Menten Model?

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    • A. The Michaelis Menten Model was derived from a curve fitting exercise
    • B. The Michaelis Menten model was derived from an analysis of the mechanism of microbial growth
    • C. The Monod model was derived from an analysis of the mechanism of microbial growth
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Wash out in steady state fermentation occurs when

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    • A. dilution rate is less than maximum specific growth rate
    • B. dilution rate is higher than the maximum specific growth rate
    • C. cell concentration reaches the maximum
    • D. specific growth rate is maximum
    • Discuss
    • 4. Why a T-flask used in small-scale cell culture is incubated in a horizontal position?

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    • A. To save space
    • B. To increase the surface area of the liquid-air interface
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. To increase the rate of oxygen transfer into the liquid
    • Discuss
    • 5. The contents in jet loop reactor are mixed through

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    • A. compressed air
    • B. a mechanical agitator
    • C. external pumping
    • D. any of these
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    • 6. The height to diameter ratio (H/D) for the column fermenters is

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    • A. <3
    • B. >3
    • C. <1.5
    • D. >1.5
    • Discuss
    • 7. In the stationary phase

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    • A. growth is proportional to death
    • B. growth rate is equal to death rate
    • C. growth rate is lesser than death rate
    • D. no co-relation exist between death rate and growth rate
    • Discuss
    • 8. Biomass concentrations during fermentation is

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    • A. diluting the samples to optical density less than 0.3
    • B. monitored by controlling the changes in biomass concentrations
    • C. considering that optical density is proportional to the surface area of the biomass in the sample
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. The dilution rate, D is defined as(where F = volumetric flow rate, VR = total volume of culture in the reactor and ? specific growth rate)

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    • A. F/VR
    • B. VR/F
    • C. ?/F
    • D. F/?
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is an example of a mathematical model?

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    • A. Volume of cuboid = length x breadth x height
    • B. The Monod Model
    • C. The Michaelis Menten Equation
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss


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