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  • Question
  • Which of the following would not be subjected to the "glucose effect"?


  • Options
  • A. Aspergillus fumigatus
  • B. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • C. Escherichia coli
  • D. Aspergillus niger

  • Correct Answer
  • Escherichia coli 


  • More questions

    • 1. Which of the following model holds correct for the two-film theory? (where KL is the mass transfer coefficient, DAB diffusivity and Zf film thickness)

    • Options
    • A. KL = DAB/Zf
    • B. KL = DAB
    • C. KL = Zf/DAB
    • D. KL = DAB.Zf
    • Discuss
    • 2. A culture system with constant environmental conditions maintained through continual provision of nutrient and removal of wastes is called __________ culture system.

    • Options
    • A. continuous
    • B. batch
    • C. fed-batch
    • D. semi continuous
    • Discuss
    • 3. An increase in the heat transfer in the stirred tank reactor will be observed at

    • Options
    • A. higher cooling water temperature
    • B. higher stirrer speed
    • C. the removal of baffles from the reactor
    • D. slower stirrer speed
    • Discuss
    • 4. Population doubling time, td can be expressed as (where ? is the specific growth rate.)

    • Options
    • A. log2/?
    • B. ln2/?
    • C. ?/ln2
    • D. ?/log2
    • Discuss
    • 5. A dilatant fluid is one in which the viscosity

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. In a bioreactor, if at a particular time the oxygen transfer rate is 23 kg.h-1, then the oxygen uptake will be

    • Options
    • A. 23 kg.h-1
    • B. less than 23 kg.h-1
    • C. greater than 23 kg.h-1
    • D. 2.3 kg.h-1
    • Discuss
    • 7. Temporary hardness of water is caused by the presence of

    • Options
    • A. chlorides of calcium and magnesium
    • B. sulfates of calcium and magnesium
    • C. bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium
    • D. carbonates of sodium and potassium
    • Discuss
    • 8. The lowest yield of ATP /is in

    • Options
    • A. fermentation
    • B. aerobic respiration
    • C. anaerobic respiration
    • D. same in (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 9. Micro filtration refers to the separation of suspended material such as bacteria by using a membrane with spore sizes of

    • Options
    • A. 0.02 to 10?m
    • B. 1-10A°
    • C. 20-30?m
    • D. 10-200A°
    • Discuss
    • 10. The disk centrifuge is the type of centrifuge used most often for bio separations due to its

    • Options
    • A. continuous operation
    • B. lesser cost
    • C. higher speed
    • D. ease in operation
    • Discuss


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