Biochemical Engineering - Fermentation Kinetics

Exercise : Fermentation Kinetics - Section 1
16.
An open system in which the growth rate is maintained by the removal and addition of media at such a rate as to maintain a constant cell density is called a
manostat
chemostat
turbidostat
culturostat
Answer: Option
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17.
Wash out in steady state fermentation occurs when
dilution rate is less than maximum specific growth rate
dilution rate is higher than the maximum specific growth rate
cell concentration reaches the maximum
specific growth rate is maximum
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18.
Fermentor should be filled with medium upto
65-70%
70-75%
75-80%
80-85%
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19.
Bacterial growth curve is obtained by plotting
number of cells versus time
number fo spores versus time
log of number of cells versus time
log of number of cells survived versus time
Answer: Option
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20.
When intracellular enzymes of whole cells are to be used in a bio-conversion process, it is often necessary to____________the cells.
permeabilize
lyophilize
heat-kill
denature
Answer: Option
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