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- Question
A chemostat has a liquid volume of 2 litres and is being fed at a rate of 4 litres per hour. Dilution rate for this reactor will be
Options- A. 2 litres
- B. 2 litres per hour
- C. 2 h-1
- D. 4 litres per hour
- Correct Answer
- 2 h-1
- 1. Coliform bacteria in water is an indication of the presence of
Options- A. radioactive wastes
- B. excess fertilizer
- C. decaying animals and plants
- D. human feces Discuss
- 2. Non-competitive inhibitor of an enzyme catalyzed reaction
Options- A. decreases Vmax
- B. binds to Michaelis complex (ES)
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. can actually increase reaction velocity in rare cases Discuss
- 3. At the end of the lag phase, when growth begins, the division rate increases gradually and reaches a maximum value in the exponential growth period. This transitional period is commonly called the accelerated growth phase and is often included as a part of the
Options- A. lag phase
- B. stationary phase
- C. death phase
- D. exponential growth phase Discuss
- 4. In a fluidized bed reactor mixing is achieved by
Options- A. gravity flow of fluid
- B. upward movement of the incoming feed
- C. diffusion
- D. both (a) and (b) Discuss
- 5. When an enzyme is functioning at Vmax, the rate of the reaction is limited by
Options- A. the number of collisions between enzyme and substrate
- B. the number of substrate molecules in the reaction
- C. the concentration of the substrate
- D. the rate at which the enzyme can convert substrate to product Discuss
- 6. Which of the following(s) is/are considered the limitations of the exponential growth model?
Options- A. Only predicts that cells grow exponentially during the log phase
- B. It does not consider factors that causes cells growth to stop or slow
- C. Predicts cell growth at a linear rate
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 7. Stirred tank fermenter (STF) can be employed for
Options- A. aerobic fermentation of a wide range of cells including microbial, animal and plant cells
- B. anaerobic fermentation of a wide range of cells including microbial, animal and plant cells
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. anaerobic fermentation of plant cells only Discuss
- 8. Which of the following statements would be appropriate while comparing bubble column and air lift fermenter of the same size?
Options- A. The average bubble size is smaller in an airlift bioreactor
- B. Oxygen transfer rate is higher in an airlift bioreactor
- C. The surface area for gas exchange is higher in an airlift bioreactor
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 9. The air riser is located on the outside of the draft tube for the large-scale airlift bioreactors because of
Options- A. higher oxygen transfer rates
- B. a small sparge ring
- C. better heat transfer efficiencies
- D. all of these Discuss
- 10. A culture in a closed vessel to which no additional medium is added and from which no waste products are removed is called a __________ culture.
Options- A. continuous
- B. batch
- C. fed-batch
- D. semi continuous Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: human feces
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: lag phase
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: the rate at which the enzyme can convert substrate to product
Correct Answer: It does not consider factors that causes cells growth to stop or slow
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: better heat transfer efficiencies
Correct Answer: batch
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