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Which of the following substances are commonly used in a filter?
Options
A. Charcoal
B. Sand
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Aluminum chloride
Correct Answer
Both (a) and (b)
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1. The stage wise operation of adsorption is called
Options
A. contact filtration
B. conventional adsorption
C. affinity adsorption
D. ion exchange
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Correct Answer: contact filtration
2. A continuous bioreactor in which only the flow rate is used to control the rate of cell or product productivity is called
Options
A. turbidostat
B. chemostat
C. level stat
D. pH
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Correct Answer: chemostat
3. A competitive inhibitor of an enzyme is usually
Options
A. a highly reactive compound
B. a metal ion such as Hg
2+
or Pb
2+
C. structurally similar to the substrate.
D. water insoluble
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Correct Answer: structurally similar to the substrate.
4. Which of the following is most likely to cause an increase in the rate of oxygen transfer into a particular aerated fermentation system?
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A. Addition of antifoams
B. Increase in temperature
C. Increase in stirrer speed
D. Both (a) and (b)
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Correct Answer: Increase in stirrer speed
5. Which of the following describes the detrimental effect of bubbles on animal cells?
Options
A. Cells trapped on the surface of bubbles can be damaged when the bubbles explode, releasing their pressure and surface energies
B. Cells trapped in the moving foam can be dragged apart by the bubbles
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Bubbles can explode in the liquid medium causing the release of ultraviolet radiation
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
6. Power number is expressed as
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A.
P
0
/
N
2
D
i
3
?
B.
P
0
/
N
3
D
i
5
?
C.
P
0
/
N
3
D
i
3
?
D.
P
0
/
N
2
D
i
2
?
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Correct Answer:
P
0
/
N
3
D
i
5
?
7. The enzyme used to reduce bitterness of grapes commonly contains
Options
A. ?-L-rhamonosidase
B. ?-d-glucosidase
C. ?- galactosidase
D. both (a) and (b)
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
8. A Newtonian 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: is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
9. The function of the disengagement zone in an airlift fermenter is to
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A. prevent CO
2
rich bubbles from entering the downcomer
B. reduce the velocity of the bubbles
C. reduce liquid loss as aerosols
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
10. An open system in which the growth rate is maintained by adding a nutrient (present in limiting quantities) at the same rate as that medium containing micro-organisms is removed is called
Options
A. manostat
B. chemostat
C. turbidostat
D. culturostat
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Correct Answer: chemostat
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