Principles of Biochemical Engineering (BIO204)

1. Collins hazard group criteria did not include ________.

   1. The ease of prophylaxis and treatment
   2. The routes of infection
   3. The pathogenicity of a microorganism
   4. The reproductive cycle of a microorganism

2. The length of the holding period is dictated by the length of the coil and the flow rate of the ________?

   1. medium
   2. environment
   3. heat
   4. pH

3. What is the term used for a cross in which two contrasting traits are studied at a time?

   1. dihybrid cross
   2. monohybrid cross
   3. genotype
   4. phenotype

4. The heat exchangers are used to ________.

   1. Maintain high temperature
   2. Maintain low temperature
   3. Maintain low pressure
   4. Maintain high pressure

5. The most suitable indirect heat exchangers are of ________?

   1. single-spiral
   2. double-spiral
   3. tetra-spiral
   4. hexa-spiral

6. Which carbon source has great application for SCP production?

   1. Cellulose
   2. Starch
   3. Methanol
   4. Methane

7. Fermenters with single multi-blade impellers for Steel and Maxon (1961) model heve Liquid height (L) ________.

   1. 15cm
   2. 35cm
   3. 27cm
   4. 55cm

8. Aerobic fermentations require the continuous addition of considerable quantities of ________?

   1. sterile light
   2. sterile proteins
   3. sterile air
   4. sterile water

9. Media for animal-cell culture cannot be sterilized by steam because they contain ________?

   1. heat-labile proteins
   2. heat-labile wood
   3. heat-labile wax
   4. heat-labile food

10. The Aeration is mainly provided to organisms present in ________.

    1. Submerged culture
    2. Solid State culture
    3. Surface culture
    4. Batch culture

11. What led to the development of Walhof-type fermenter?

    1. Yeast growth
    2. Bacterial growth
    3. Viral growth
    4. Fungi growth

12. Which of the following is a fabricated material used for the construction of a fermentation vessel?

    1. Wood
    2. Ceramics
    3. Stone
    4. Gourds

13. Which of the following is not the type of modern agitator?

    1. SCABA
    2. Prochem Maxflo
    3. Lightning A315
    4. New Brunswick Scientific

14. Fermenters with single multi-blade impellers for Steel and Maxon (1961) model heve operating volume ________.

    1. 25L
    2. 125L
    3. 200L
    4. 250L

15. The AISI grade 316 contains ________ amount of chromium.15 %

    1. 15%
    2. 18%
    3. 20%
    4. 18.50%

16. Which of the following material is preferable for the construction of small-scale fermenter?

    1. Quartz
    2. Glass
    3. Iron steel
    4. Wood

17. The purpose of aeration is to provide ________.

    1. The medium to organisms
    2. The carbon dioxide to organisms
    3. The oxygen to organisms
    4. The water to organisms

18. Which of the following is not the use of baffles?

    1. Increase the effect of agitation
    2. Improve aeration efficiency
    3. Improve cooling capacity
    4. Improve the fermenter capacity

19. The largest diameter for glass fermenter is ________.

    1. 50 cm
    2. 70 cm
    3. 60 cm
    4. 80 cm

20. Which scientist(s) geve a full kinetic description of external and internal feedback system?

    1. Monod
    2. Pirt
    3. Bull
    4. Harte and Webb

21. In some cases a combination of direct and indirect heat exchangers may be used. This is especially true for what type of broths

    1. protein-containing broths
    2. wax-containing broths
    3. water-containing broths
    4. starch-containing broths

22. Which of the following is related to industrial-scale fermenter?

    1. Ex-situ sterilization but seed fermenter is not required for inoculums development.
    2. In-situ sterilization and seed fermenter is required for inoculums development.
    3. In-situ sterilization but seed fermenter is not required for inoculums development.
    4. Ex-situ sterilization and seed fermenter is required for inoculums development.

23. Some form of pretreatment of the exhaust gas is necessary before it enters the absolute filter. This pretreatment may be a hydrophobic prefilter or a mechanical separator to remove water, aerosol particles and foam.

    1. heat filter
    2. absolute filter
    3. glass filter
    4. constant filter

24. The use of the Del factor in the scale up of batch sterilization processes has been discussed by Banks in ________.

    1. 1979
    2. 1978
    3. 1977
    4. 1976

25. During sterilization steam pressure is held at 15 psi in the vessel for approximately ________ minutes.

    1. 30-35 minutes
    2. 50 min to 1 hr
    3. 20 minutes
    4. 10-15 minutes

26. From the data of Deindoerfer and Humphrey (1961) the specific death rate of B, stearothermophilus spores at ________ is ________.

    1. 121°C, 2.54 min-1
    2. 100°C, 1.54 min-1
    3. 111°C, 2.54 min-1
    4. 110°C, 1.54 min-1

27. Micro-organisms can be damaged due to ________ in a fermenter.

    1. Power consumption
    2. Agitation
    3. pH
    4. Evaporation

28. While constructing the fermenter, which of the following is not required?

    1. High-speed Agitation and Aeration system
    2. Temperature control system
    3. pH control system
    4. Sample facilities

29. Which of the metal is used to make stainless steel?

    1. Cr
    2. Pb
    3. Mn
    4. Fe

30. Suspended solids may be separated from a fluid during filtration by how many methods?

    1. 2
    2. 1
    3. 4
    4. 3

31. Sterile compressed air for a fermenter should be of ________ atmospheres.

    1. 2.5 to 3.0
    2. 1.5 to 3.0
    3. 3.0 to 3.5
    4. 1.0 to 2.5

32. In a fermenter ________ is involved for air supply.

    1. Baffels
    2. Sparger
    3. Agitator
    4. Microprocessor

33. The fermenter would be spared the corrosion which may occur with medium at ________.

    1. high temperature
    2. Low temperature
    3. Medium temperature
    4. Moderate temperature

34. Which of the following element does not enhances the property of stainless steel?

    1. Nickel
    2. Molybdenum
    3. Silicone
    4. Manganese

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