Question

During continuous culture/fermentation, nutrients in the fermenter are utilized at a fast rate.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in an international level competition.

The origin of the question is Microbial Growth Kinetics topic in division Microbial Growth Kinetics of Fermentation Technology

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) True

For explanation: In Continuous Fermentation, the nutrients in the fermenter are added continuously and are utilized by microbes at a fast rate whereas, in batch culture, the nutrients are utilized at a slow rate.