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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Technology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The batch culture or fermentation can be used to produce ________ |
A. | Organic acids |
B. | Amino acids |
C. | Single Cell Protein |
D. | Antibiotics |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Borrow et al. investigated the biosynthesis of Gibberellic acid by Gibberella fujikuroi and divided growth of organisms into balanced, storage and maintenance phase. What do you mean by storage phase? |
A. | The phase equivalent to the early to middle exponential phase |
B. | The phase equivalent to the late exponential phase |
C. | The phase equivalent to the stationary phase |
D. | The phase equivalent to the lag phase |
Answer» C. The phase equivalent to the stationary phase | |
3. |
What is Idiophase? |
A. | Production of secondary metabolites |
B. | Production of primary metabolites |
C. | Production of tertiary metabolites |
D. | Production of quaternary metabolites |
Answer» B. Production of primary metabolites | |
4. |
Which scientist(s) pointed out that the stationary phase is a misnomer in terms of the physiology of organism? |
A. | Burrow et al. |
B. | Bu’Lock et al. |
C. | Bull |
D. | Monod |
Answer» D. Monod | |
5. |
The Yield Factor (Y) does not vary upon which of the following? |
A. | pH |
B. | Growth rate |
C. | Temperature |
D. | Amount of enzyme |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
The Yield factor (Y) is the measure of the efficiency of _______ |
A. | Conversion of anyone substrate into biomass |
B. | Conversion of all the substrates into biomass |
C. | The Affinity of an enzyme to the substrate |
D. | Number of microbes which produced the biomass |
Answer» B. Conversion of all the substrates into biomass | |
7. |
The size of fermenters is usually large in batch fermentation. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
8. |
Which of the following organisms represent the highest specific growth rate, µmax? |
A. | Vibrio natriegens |
B. | Methylomonas methanolytica |
C. | Aspergillus nidulans |
D. | Penicillium chrysogenum |
Answer» B. Methylomonas methanolytica | |
9. |
Who first suggested that filamentous fungi have a ‘growth unit’ which is replicated at a constant rate? |
A. | Trinci |
B. | Petersen |
C. | Plomley |
D. | Griffiths |
Answer» D. Griffiths | |
10. |
The following figure shows the growth of typical microbial culture in batch conditions. What is A, B, C and D? |
A. | A-lag phase, B-log phase, C-stationary phase, D-deceleration |
B. | A-log phase, B-lag phase, C-stationary phase, D-deceleration |
C. | A-deceleration, B-log phase, C-lag phase, D-stationary |
D. | A-lag phase, B-log phase, C-deceleration, D-stationary |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
During batch fermentation, in which phase the microbes in the fermenter are adapting to the new environment? |
A. | Lag phase |
B. | Log or exponential phase |
C. | Stationary phase |
D. | Death phase |
Answer» B. Log or exponential phase | |
12. |
The exponential phase may be described by the equation _______ |
A. | dx/dt = µx |
B. | dt/dx = µ |
C. | dx/dt = µt |
D. | dx2/dt2 = µ |
Answer» B. dt/dx = µ | |
13. |
During batch culture/fermentation, nutrients in the fermenter are utilized at a fast rate. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
14. |
A period during which the growth rate of cells gradually increases is known as _____ |
A. | Lag phase |
B. | Log phase |
C. | Stationary phase |
D. | Deceleration phase |
Answer» C. Stationary phase | |
15. |
The Batch culture is a/an ______ culture system. |
A. | Open |
B. | Closed |
C. | Isolated |
D. | Semi-closed |
Answer» C. Isolated | |