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What happens in a Quasi-Steady state?

(a) Specific growth increases

(b) Specific growth decreases

(c) Specific growth becomes constant

(d) Specific growth becomes zero

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Asked question is from Microbial Growth Kinetics topic in portion Microbial Growth Kinetics of Fermentation Technology

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The correct option is (b) Specific growth decreases

Easiest explanation: In a Quasi-steady state, specific growth gradually decreases. It is a state where all the variables become constant. The Quasi-state approximation is useful in studying the kinetics of certain chemical reactions.

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