(a(i))[1]
State the name of the pathogen type that penicillin is used to treat.
(a(ii))[1]
State the name of the medicinal-drug group that includes penicillin.
(b(i))[2]
State two key features of fungal cells that distinguish them from prokaryotic cells.
(b(ii))[1]
State the genus name for organism A in Fig. 1.1.
(b(iii))[2]
List two nutrients that must be supplied to a fermenter for penicillin production.
(b(iv))[1]
Explain why the nutrients are sterilised in step 2 before they are added in step 3 to the fermenter.
(b(v))[2]
Explain the reason the fermenter is fitted with a gas outflow pipe.
(b(vi))[4]
Using the information in Fig. 1.1, describe the events from step 4 through step 8 during penicillin production.