Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Biotechnology

Biotechnology — practice question

The graph illustrates how the fungus Penicillium grows and how much of the antibiotic penicillin it produces in a fermenter. At which stage of the Penicillium growth curve is the concentration of penicillin greatest?

  • Alag phase
  • Bexponential phase
  • Cstationary phase
  • Ddeath phase

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