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				This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Separation Processes knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | What is the overall percentage yield for penicillin manufacturing? | 
| A. | 20% | 
| B. | 30% | 
| C. | 40% | 
| D. | 50% | 
| Answer» B. 30% | |
| 2. | Which of the following process is not employed to distinguish between contaminants and the product based on physiochemical features? | 
| A. | Filtration | 
| B. | Batch adsorption | 
| C. | Isoatachoporesis | 
| D. | Crystallization | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | What is the purpose of fluid-solid separations and what are the species removed? | 
| A. | Purpose: clarify target species; Removes: culture media, fermentation broth | 
| B. | Purpose: extract target from cells; removes: small molecules, proteins | 
| C. | Purpose: Preserve target species ; Removes: Buffer solutions | 
| D. | Purpose: Fractionate target species; Removes: unrelated solutes ,small molecules. | 
| Answer» B. Purpose: extract target from cells; removes: small molecules, proteins | |
| 4. | WHAT_IS_THE_PURPOSE_OF_FLUID-SOLID_SEPARATIONS_AND_WHAT_ARE_THE_SPECIES_REMOVED??$ | 
| A. | Purpose: clarify target species; Removes: culture media, fermentation broth | 
| B. | Purpose: extract target from cells; removes: small molecules, proteins | 
| C. | Purpose: Preserve target species ; Removes: Buffer solutions | 
| D. | Purpose: Fractionate target species; Removes: unrelated solutes ,small molecules. | 
| Answer» B. Purpose: extract target from cells; removes: small molecules, proteins | |
| 5. | What is the overall percentage yield for penicillin manufacturing?$ | 
| A. | 20% | 
| B. | 30% | 
| C. | 40% | 
| D. | 50% | 
| Answer» B. 30% | |
| 6. | Which of the following process is not employed to distinguish between contaminants and the product based on physiochemical features?$ | 
| A. | Filtration | 
| B. | Batch adsorption | 
| C. | Isoatachoporesis | 
| D. | Crystallization | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | What is the use of batch electrophoresis in procedure of purification of bioproduct? | 
| A. | It gives high resolution carbohydrates | 
| B. | It purifies completely | 
| C. | It gives high resolution protein content | 
| D. | The targeted product is concentrated by batch electrophoresis | 
| Answer» D. The targeted product is concentrated by batch electrophoresis | |
| 8. | Which of the following is also a process for penicillin recovery? | 
| A. | Adsorption on activated carbon | 
| B. | Direct crystallization | 
| C. | Degumming | 
| D. | Distillation | 
| Answer» B. Direct crystallization | |
| 9. | What is the purpose of solute- solute separations and what are the species removed? | 
| A. | Purpose: clarify target species; Removes: culture media, fermentation broth | 
| B. | Purpose: extract target from cells; removes: small molecules, proteins | 
| C. | Purpose: Preserve target species ; Removes: Buffer solutions | 
| D. | Purpose: Fractionate target species; Removes: unrelated solutes ,small molecules. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. | If the mass fed to the separation process was 460Kg and the mass recovered was 422Kg, what is the % yield? | 
| A. | 93.77% | 
| B. | 8.2% | 
| C. | 91,73 % | 
| D. | 9% | 
| Answer» D. 9% | |
| 11. | If the bioproduct mass is 113Kg and the impurities are 500g, what is the purity of the bioproduct? | 
| A. | 99.12% | 
| B. | 99.55% | 
| C. | 0.004% | 
| D. | 98.68% | 
| Answer» C. 0.004% | |
| 12. | Which of the following is an incorrect difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell? | 
| A. | Eukaryotic cell has a cell wall while prokaryotic does not | 
| B. | Eukaryotic cell has less developed nucleus than prokaryotic cells | 
| C. | Prokaryotic cell can be aerobic while eukaryotic cell is mostly anaerobic | 
| D. | Prokaryotic cell does not have membrane bound organelles while eukaryotic cell has membrane bound organelles | 
| Answer» D. Prokaryotic cell does not have membrane bound organelles while eukaryotic cell has membrane bound organelles | |
| 13. | What are nucleotides? | 
| A. | Nitrogenous bases covalently bonded to triose sugar | 
| B. | Nitrogenous bases covalently bonded to quadrose sugar | 
| C. | Nitrogenous bases covalently bonded to pentose sugar | 
| D. | Nitrogenous bases covalently bonded to hexose sugar | 
| Answer» D. Nitrogenous bases covalently bonded to hexose sugar | |
| 14. | What is the molecular weight range of proteins? | 
| A. | 1000 DA- 10000 DA | 
| B. | 10000 Da- 100000 Da | 
| C. | 100000 Da-1000000 Da | 
| D. | 100000Da – 10000000 Da | 
| Answer» C. 100000 Da-1000000 Da | |
| 15. | What are secondary metabolites? | 
| A. | Synthesized during primary phase of cell growth | 
| B. | Synthesized during secondary phase of cell growth | 
| C. | Synthesized during the stationary phase | 
| D. | Synthesized during growth phase of cell | 
| Answer» C. Synthesized during the stationary phase | |
| 16. | What are primary metabolites? | 
| A. | Synthesized during primary phase of cell growth | 
| B. | Synthesized during secondary phase of cell growth | 
| C. | Synthesized during death phase of cell growth | 
| D. | Synthesized during growth phase of cell | 
| Answer» B. Synthesized during secondary phase of cell growth | |
| 17. | Which of the following is not a classification of biological species? | 
| A. | Bio-molecules | 
| B. | Small molecules | 
| C. | Bio-Polymers | 
| D. | Cellular particulates | 
| Answer» B. Small molecules | |