CAIE IGCSE Biology 21.2.6 Fermenters Can Be Used Questions
Practise describing how bacteria and fungi are grown in fermenters to produce insulin, penicillin and mycoprotein.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Exam points
- Identify insulin, penicillin and mycoprotein as large-scale fermenter products made by microorganisms.
- Interpret growth and product graphs to choose when to harvest a fermenter product.
- Outline inoculation, sampling, product removal and purification in fermenter production.
CAIE IGCSE Biology 21.2.6 Fermenters Can Be Used Questions question 1
Bacteria are useful in biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Fig. 6.1 shows a photomicrograph of a bacterium.
Fig. 6.1
Genetically modified bacteria are often grown in fermenters.
State the name of one commercial product, other than insulin, that is made in fermenters.
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