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  • Question
  • Yield coefficient represents


  • Options
  • A. total biomass or product produced
  • B. conversion efficiency of a substrate into product
  • C. conversion rate of a substrate into biomass or product
  • D. production time of biomass or product

  • Correct Answer
  • conversion efficiency of a substrate into product 


  • More questions

    • 1. An enzyme and a reactant molecule maintain relationship as

    • Options
    • A. a temporary association
    • B. an association stabilized by a covalent bond
    • C. one in which the enzyme is changed permanently
    • D. non complementary binding
    • Discuss
    • 2. The prosthetic group present in phenolase enzyme is

    • Options
    • A. Mg
    • B. Cu
    • C. Ca
    • D. Fe
    • Discuss
    • 3. Sulphydryl oxidase is used for

    • Options
    • A. discoloration
    • B. clarification of images
    • C. UHT milk off flavour removal
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which medium is used for the production of Penicillin using immobilized cells

    • Options
    • A. 1% peptone medium
    • B. glucose medium
    • C. Yeast extract medium
    • D. LB broth
    • Discuss
    • 5. Why a T-flask used in small-scale cell culture is incubated in a horizontal position?

    • Options
    • 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
    • 6. Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of

    • Options
    • A. lime
    • B. soda ash
    • C. potassium permagnate
    • D. sodium bicarbonate
    • Discuss
    • 7. Zeolite softening process removes both temporary and permanent hardness of water. In this process the calcium and magnesium present in water are precipitated as

    • Options
    • A. insoluble carbonates
    • B. insoluble zeolites
    • C. insoluble chlorides
    • D. insoluble sulfates
    • Discuss
    • 8. Lag phase occurs mainly due to

    • Options
    • A. acclimatization with new environment and substrate
    • B. higher growth temperature
    • C. substrate disliking
    • D. variation in substrate concentration
    • Discuss
    • 9. Residence time distribution (RTD) of a reactor is independent of

    • Options
    • A. micro mixing
    • B. volume of reactor
    • C. height of the reactor
    • D. width of the reactor
    • Discuss
    • 10. In an airlift bioreactor, the air sparging region is called

    • Options
    • A. downcomer
    • B. disengagement zone
    • C. air riser
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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