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  • Question
  • If the specific growth rate, ?. is constant with time during the exponential growth period, the equation correlating bacterial number density Cn), cell number concentration with respect to time can be expressed as


  • Options
  • A. Cn= Cn0 exp[? (t - t0)]
  • B. Cn0 = Cn exp[? (t - t0)]
  • C. Cn/Cn0 =(1/?)exp(t-t0)
  • D. Cn0 / Cn = (1/?)exp(t-t0)

  • Correct Answer
  • Cn= Cn0 exp[? (t - t0)] 


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    • 1. If biomass yields are constant, then the biomass productivity of a culture grown in continuous reactor will

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • A. decrease abruptly
    • B. increase
    • C. increase drastically
    • D. be zero
    • Discuss
    • 5. Sanitizers used for rubber made equipments are

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    • A. strong acids
    • B. strong alkalis
    • C. combination of both
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. The viscosity of water at STP is approximately

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    • 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

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    • 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?

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    • 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

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    • 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


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