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- Question
On a glucose medium, the growth of an organism is characterized by the following Monod model and stoichiometric parameters ?m = 0.3 h-1, Ks =0.05 g.l-1 and Yxs = 0.3 g.g-1 When this organism is grown in a 2 litre continuous on a medium containing 10 g.l-1 of glucose added at 1 l.h-1, the steady state concentration of biomass in the reactor will be
Options- A. 0 g.l-1
- B. 0.4 g.l-1
- C. 0.5 g.l-1
- D. 10 g.l-1
- Correct Answer
- 0 g.l-1
- 1. If biomass yields are constant, then the biomass productivity of a culture grown in continuous reactor will
Options- A. always decrease with dilution rate
- B. increase with dilution rate until washout
- C. remain constant irrespective of the dilution rate
- D. decrease with dilution rate until washout Discuss
- 2. Pluronic F68 is added to cell culture media as
Options- A. a nutrient
- B. a shear protectorant
- C. to increase oxygen transfer rates
- D. all of these Discuss
- 3. The increased air flow rate in bubble column fermenter can cause excessive foaming and high retention of air bubbles in the column which
Options- A. decreases the productivity of the fermenter
- B. increases the productivity of the fermenter
- C. modestly increases the productivity of the fermenter
- D. does not affect on the productivity Discuss
- 4. The cellular productivity in a continuous stirred tank fermenter (CSTF) increases with an increase in the dilution rate and reaches a maximum value. If the dilution rate is increased beyond the maximum point, the productivity will
Options- A. decrease abruptly
- B. increase
- C. increase drastically
- D. be zero Discuss
- 5. Sanitizers used for rubber made equipments are
Options- A. strong acids
- B. strong alkalis
- C. combination of both
- D. none of these Discuss
- 6. The viscosity of water at STP is approximately
Options- A. 0.005 kg.m-1.s-1
- B. 0.001 kg.m-1.s-1
- C. 0.003 kg.m-2.s-1
- D. 0.1 g.cm-1.s-1 Discuss
- 7. The collection efficiency by diffusion increases with
Options- A. decreasing particle size
- B. decreasing air velocity
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. increasing particle size Discuss
- 8. Which of the following activity is possible by transferases?
Options- A. Transfer of methyl groups
- B. Transfer of glycosyl group
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of these Discuss
- 9. Bacterial growth curve is obtained by plotting
Options- A. number of cells versus time
- B. number fo spores versus time
- C. log of number of cells versus time
- D. log of number of cells survived versus time Discuss
- 10. The fastest route of NADH reoxidation is
Options- A. aerobic respiration
- B. anaerobic respiration
- C. fermentation
- D. decomposition Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: increase with dilution rate until washout
Correct Answer: a shear protectorant
Correct Answer: decreases the productivity of the fermenter
Correct Answer: decrease abruptly
Correct Answer: strong alkalis
Correct Answer: 0.001 kg.m-1.s-1
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: log of number of cells versus time
Correct Answer: fermentation
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