A two-stage chemostat system is used for production of secondary metabolite. The volume of each reactor is 0.5 m³; the flow rate of feed is 50 l h^{- 1}. Mycelial growth occurs in the first reactor; the second reactor is used for product synthesis. The concentration of substrate in the feed is 10 gl^-1. Kinetic and yield parameters for the organism are:

                                                            

Assume that product synthesis is negligible in the first reactor and growth is negligible in the second reactor. What is the overall substrate conversion?

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#Question id: 10507

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Rhizobacteria function as

 a) Nitrogen fixation

 b) depositing pathogens directly into the vascular system,

 c) producing antibiotics and antifungal agents for inhibiting soil pathogens

 d) herbivore sensors by sending electrical or chemical signals to surrounding cells

 Which one of the following combination is correct?

#Question id: 10508

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Glandular trichomes store species-specific secondary metabolites in a pocket formed between the cell wall and the cuticle. These secondary metabolites are-

#Question id: 10509

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

A different type of mechanical obstacle to herbivory is provided by mineral crystals that are present in many plant species, such as silica crystals known as

#Question id: 10510

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Constitutive chemical defenses are effective against many different herbivores, including insects and mammals. Hemlock (Cicuta sp.) produces which toxins that a polyacetylene prolongs the repolarization of neuronal action potentials.

#Question id: 10511

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Which type of pumps inhibits digitoxin in the membranes of heart cells, leading to increased myocardial contraction?

#Question id: 10512

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Members of the Poaceae family, which includes all of the cereal crops, use benzoxazinoids alkaloids are derived from,