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#Question id: 397

The loss of water from a plant by transpiration cools the leaf. Movement of water in transpiration requires both adhesion to the conducting walls and wood fibers of the plant and cohesion of the molecules to each other. A scientist wanted to increase the rate of transpiration of a crop species to extend its range into warmer climates. The scientist substituted a nonpolar solution with an atomic mass similar to that of water for hydrating the plants. What do you expect the scientist's data will indicate from this experiment?

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

  1. The rate of transpiration will be the same for both water and the nonpolar substance.

  2. The rate of transpiration will be slightly lower with the nonpolar substance as the plant will not have evolved with the nonpolar compound.

  3. Transpiration rates will fall to zero as nonpolar compounds do not have the properties necessary for adhesion and cohesion.

  4. Transpiration rates will increase as nonpolar compounds undergo adhesion and cohesion with wood fibers more readily than water.

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#Question id: 27558

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

10 kg of a pure enzyme (Mr 30 000) catalyses the conversion of 1.5 g of a substrate (Mr 44) to products in 5 minutes. What will be the turnover number in (sec^-1)  ....10^5
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#Question id: 27562

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Match each parameter in Group 1 with the appropriate measuring device in Group 2

Group 1                                       Group 2

(P) Pressure                               (1) Photometer

(Q) Foam                                    (2) Rotameter

(R) Turbidity                               (3) Diaphragm gauge

S) Flow rate                                (4) Rubber sheathed electrode
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#Question id: 27563

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Match the instruments in Group 1 with their corresponding measurements in Group 2
Group 1                                                         Group 2
(P) Manometer                                              (1) Agitator speed
(Q) Rotameter                                               (2) Pressure difference
(R) Tachometer                                              (3) Cell number
(S) Haemocytometer                                     (4) Air flow rate
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#Question id: 27589

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The pressure gauge on an autoclave reads 15 psi. What is the absolute pressure in the chamber in psi? (Assume atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi)
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#Question id: 27590

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The pressure gauge on an autoclave reads 15 psi. What is the absolute pressure in the chamber in atm? (Assume atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi and 1 psi=6.8*10-2 atm
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#Question id: 27591

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Gas leaving a fermenter at close to 1 atm pressure and 25°C has the following composition: 78.2% nitrogen, 19.2% oxygen, 2.6% carbon dioxide. Calculate the mass composition of the fermenter off-gas.