Q. The specific growth rate (μ) is defined as

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Q. The number of baffles in a standard stirred tank bioreactor is

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Q. An internal draft tube is preferrred to an external draft tube because

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Q. A functional relationship between the specific growth rate and essential compounds concentration was proposed by Monod in

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Q. The optical density sometimes drops during the lag phase because

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Q. The application of just in time (JIT) manufacturing techniques in biotechnology is important because

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Q. Residence time distribution (RTD) of a reactor is independent of

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Q. The bubble column fermenter is usually limited to

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Q. A culture in a closed vessel to which no additional medium is added and from which no waste products are removed is called a __________ culture.

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Q. If the specific growth rate, μ. 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

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Q. The diameter of the baffles in a standard stirred tank bioreactor ranges from

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Q. During the log phase cell numbers increase exponentially

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Q. The specific growth rate is affected by

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Q. The main function(s) of a draft tube in an air lift fermenter is/are to

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Q. Which of the following is incorrect?

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Q. The contents in bubble column and air lift reactor are mixed through

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Q. Which of the following statements would be appropriate while comparing bubble column and air lift fermenter of the same size?

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Q. Lag phase occurs mainly due to

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Q. In a batch reactor specific growth rate

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Q. Turbidostat is recommended when continuous fermentation needs to be carried out at

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