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Question 1

Penicillin is produced commercially in fermenters.

a)

Penicillin is a substance that kills bacteria.

What is the name given to substances that kill bacteria?

(0/1 marks)

b)

Name the type of microorganism that produces penicillin.

(0/1 marks)

c)

The graph shows changes in glucose concentration, oxygen concentration, and penicillin concentration inside the fermenter during the production of penicillin.

c) i)

State the day in which the production of penicillin was fastest.

(0/1 marks)

c) ii)

Describe how the concentration of glucose in the fermenter changes on the first day.

(0/2 marks)

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