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The function(s) of the draft tube in an airlift bioreactor is
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A. to reduce bubble coalescence
B. to improve circulation
C. to even out shear conditions throughout the reactor
D. all of the above
Correct Answer
all of the above
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1. The viscosity of a fluid increases with the length of time that it is being mixed. This fluid would be best described as being
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A. newtonian
B. rheopectic
C. viscoelastic
D. thixotropic
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Correct Answer: rheopectic
2. Which of the following metallic ion is there in ascorbic acid oxidase?
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A. Mg
B. Fe
C. Cu
D. Mn
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Correct Answer: Cu
3. The collection efficiency by impaction increases with
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A. increasing particle diameter
B. increasing air flow velocity
C. both (a) and (b)
D. increasing particle size
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
4. The specific death rate of an organism can be expressed as
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A. ln 2/
D
B.
D
/ln2
C.
D
.ln2
D. 2.0.3/ln2
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Correct Answer: ln 2/
D
5. Bioreactors, where vortex is formed, another dimensionless number, __________ is useful.
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A. Stanton
B. Rayleigh
C. Bond
D. Froude
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Correct Answer: Froude
6. Which of the following is considered as a disadvantage to the adsorption method of immobilization?
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A. It is possible to separate and purify the enzymes while being immobilized
B. The enzymes are not usually deactivated by adsorption
C. The adsorption is a reversible process
D. State of immobilization is very sensitive to solution pH, ionic strength and temperature
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Correct Answer: State of immobilization is very sensitive to solution pH, ionic strength and temperature
7. Which of the following statements is not true?
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A. Enzymes are proteins that bind to specific substrates and increase the velocity of reactions involving those substrates
B. Enzymes function by overcoming the activation energy barrier of a reaction
C. Enzymes make thermodynamically favorable reactions to proceed; they cannot make unfavorable reactions to occur
D. Enzymes only function when they are in intact cells
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Correct Answer: Enzymes only function when they are in intact cells
8. A viscoelastic fluid is one in which the viscosity
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A. is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
B. changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
C. increases with increasing stirrer speed
D. decreases with increasing stirrer speed
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Correct Answer: changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
9. An allosteric inhibitor of an enzyme usually
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A. participates in feedback regulation
B. denatures the enzyme
C. is a hydrophobic compound
D. causes the enzyme to work faster
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Correct Answer: participates in feedback regulation
10. Juice clarification extraction is facilitated by using
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A. cellulases
B. amylase
C. inulinase
D. lactase
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Correct Answer: cellulases
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