Match the following list of microbes and what they are used for:
A. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 1. | Production of immunosuppressive agents |
B. | Monascus purpureus | 2. | Ripening of Swiss cheese |
C. | Trichoderma polysporum | 3. | Commercial production of ethanol |
D. | Propionibacterium shermanii | 4. | Production of blood-cholesterol-lowering agents |
1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
3. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
4. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
A high value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that:
1. | water is pure |
2. | water is highly polluted |
3. | water is less polluted |
4. | consumption of organic matter in the water is higher by the microbes |
What gases are produced in anaerobic sludge digesters?
1. Methane and CO2
2. Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide and CO2
3. Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide and CO
4. Hydrogen Sulphide and CO2
A good producer of citric acid is:
1. Pseudomonas
2. Clostridium
3. Saccharomyces
4. Aspergillus
Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for:
1. | Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water |
2. | Working out the efficiency of oil-driven automobile engines |
3. | Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in producing curd on a commercial scale |
4. | Working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen |
Monascus purpureus is the yeast used commercially in the production of:
1. | Ethanol |
2. | Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels |
3. | Citric acid |
4. | Blood cholesterol-lowering statins |
A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given:
1. | penicillin | 2. | streptokinase |
3. | cyclosporin-A | 4. | statins |
Which one of the following microbes forms a symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?
1. Azotobacter
2. Aspergillus
3. Glomus
4. Trichoderma
Yeast is used in the production of:
1. Citric acid and lactic acid
2. Lipase and pectinase
3. Bread and beer
4. Cheese and butter